Attorney General's Office Denies Discussing Corruption Cases Handled by the National Police via Zoom Meeting

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) denied holding an online meeting on the Zoom Meeting application to discuss the investigation of corruption cases by the National Police's Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) and the Metro Jaya Police.

The objection was made by the Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, in response to the spread of the Attorney General's circular (SE) regarding Zoom Meetings related to mitigation and consolidation as well as coordination of potential threats, disturbances, obstacles, and challenges (AGHT) in the community.

Anang explained that online meetings had been held regularly in the Attorney General's Office.

"Actually, we are every two weeks, the leadership likes to hold Zoom to remind the ranks. Waskat (inherent supervision) we are running. Usually with Zoom, circular letters always remind. If Jamintel is more about security, observation, AGHT," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 9.

However, the circular letter of the online meeting scheduled to be held today spread on social media so that it sparked public speculation that linked the meeting with the corruption case investigated by the National Police's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Metro Jaya Police.

The online meeting was also canceled so as not to cause slander.

"Because it was just going to Zoom, it wanted to direct it to work carefully, that was the plan, it was circulating as if Zoom wanted to go anywhere. That's why it was canceled rather than being a slander," he said.

He also denied there was a conclusion from the online meeting.

"Bahkan keluarnya seolah-olah ada kesimpulannya ini. Enggak pernah, Zoom-nya tidak ada, ditegaskan," katanya.

Previously, on Wednesday (8/7) to Thursday morning, the investigators of the National Police's Corruption and Crime Investigation Unit together with the Metro Jaya Police searched a number of locations, including the Kafe de'Clan Signature and Koin Money Changer in South Jakarta and a house in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency.

Head of the Corruption and Crime Investigation Unit of the National Police, Inspector General Pol. Totok Suharyanto said the search was part of the investigation into alleged corruption in the management of coal supplies that allegedly triggered the power outage.

In addition to this case, investigators are also handling allegations of corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya for the period 2020-2025 as well as allegations of money laundering related to the settlement of PT CBS's debt to PT KNI which is under the jurisdiction of the Polda Metro Jaya.