Coordinating Minister for Law and Human Rights Reveals the Reason for Febrie's Case Not Directly Addressed by the KPK
JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra revealed the reason for handling the case of former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie did not immediately turn to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
According to Yusril, the continuation of the investigation was handed over to the Attorney General's Office because there was an understanding between law enforcement institutions within the government, not through the mechanism of takeover by the KPK.
"If the Prosecutor's Office and the government are both executives under the President. So it could be that the two institutions then agree that the further investigation is handed over to the Attorney General's Office," said Yusril at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday (20/7).
He emphasized that the mechanism was different from the authority of the KPK. According to him, the KPK can only take over the investigation if it meets the conditions stipulated in the law.
"If the KPK is not because it is handed over, but it is taken over. That's different," he said.
Yusril explained that the National Police had handed over the continuation of the investigation to the Attorney General's Office. Therefore, the Attorney General's Office did not start the case from the beginning or establish new suspects, but continued the investigation that had been running.
He also admitted that there was a communication error at the beginning of the process when a statement regarding the re-establishment of the status of a suspect was made. However, according to him, the Attorney General's Office has corrected the statement so that its legal position is clear.
"What the Attorney General's Office did was continue the investigation that had been started by the National Police," said Yusril.
According to him, the process will continue with the strengthening of evidence and examination of witnesses until the case is declared ready to be referred to court.