Judge Djuyamto Hands Over IDR 2 Billion Money To The AGO

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejahgung) confiscated money worth Rp. 2 billion belonging to Djuyamto, a judge as well as a suspect in the alleged bribery and gratification case related to the onslag case for the export of crude palm oil (CPO) involving a number of large corporations.

The billions of rupiah was confiscated after being handed over by Djuyamto through his attorney to the investigators of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus).

"That the money worth two billion rupiah was handed over directly by legal counsel from the suspect DJU to the investigative team," said Head of the Attorney General's Office, Harli Siregar, in his statement, Wednesday, June 11.

After being received and calculated carefully, the money was used as additional evidence in handling the alleged bribery and gratuity case.

"The money is stored or deposited in the holding account of the Attorney General's Office," said Harli.

In this case, the AGO has named eight main suspects, including three active judges: Djuyamto, Agam Syarif Baharuddin, and Ali Muhtarom. In addition, the other suspects are Wahyu Gunawan (young civil clerk of the North Jakarta District Court), two advocates namely Marcella Santoso and Aryanto Bakri, and Muhammad Arif Nuryanta who served as Chairman of the South Jakarta District Court.

The latest suspect named is Muhammad Syafei, Head of Legal Social Security at PT Wilmar Group. He is suspected of being the party that regulates the flow of bribe funds worth Rp. 60 billion through clerk Wahyu Gunawan to the judges.

The bribe money was allegedly given in order to impose a release verdict on three giant corporations: PT Wilmar Group, PT Permata Hijau Group, and PT Musim Mas Group.

Ironically, the three judges in the panel were said to have received money while knowing that the funds were aimed at intervening in court decisions. This adds to the long list of alleged conspiracy in the Indonesian justice system.