MAKI Reports Attorney General ST Burhanuddin To Jokowi Because Of Pinangki

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) reported Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin to President Joko Widodo because it was deemed not to have heard the public's aspirations to file an appeal regarding Pinangki Sirna Malasari's appeal decision.

"This is a last resort because it seems that the AGO is not listening to the public's aspirations to ask the prosecutor to appeal the verdict on Pinangki Sirna Malasari's appeal, which is felt to have violated the public's sense of justice," said MAKI Coordinator Bonyamin Saiman, quoted by Antara, Monday, June 28.

MAKI, he said, complained the attorney general to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) through the 'Report President' website, which is managed by the Presidential Staff Office.

According to Bonyamin, this effort does not mean that the president intervenes in the law. However, it is natural because the attorney general is a ministerial-level position whose responsibility is to the president.

"So, the president should give orders to the attorney general if it is deemed things that have not fulfilled the public's sense of justice," said Bonyamin.

According to Bonyamin, the prosecutor's office has not yet decided to file an appeal against the decision of the DKI Jakarta High Court which reduced Pinangki's sentence from 10 years to four years, as a convoluted reason.

Through the 'Lapor President' website, the contents of the complaint sent by MAKI reads, "We complain to the Attorney General who did not order the Public Prosecutor to appeal and request His Excellency the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo to reprimand and order the Indonesian Supreme Service to appeal the decision on appeal. Pinangki Sirna Malasari."

"Hopefully the president hears the aspirations of the people and immediately orders the attorney general to file an appeal," said Bonyamin.

Previously, the Head of the Central Jakarta District Attorney's Office, Riono Budisantoso, said that his party was still studying the appeal decision of PT DKI Jakarta against Pinangki.

He said that the public prosecutor's team had not yet made a decision regarding the appeal to the Supreme Court.

"There is still time to make a decision," said Riono, Wednesday, June 23.

Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (JAMPidsus) Ali Mukartono indicated that he would not file an appeal because the Pinangki case did not harm the state. However, the decision to appeal or not to appeal is still under the review of the Central Jakarta Public Prosecutor's Office.

The DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) has reduced the sentence of Pinangki prosecutor Sirna Malasari from 10 years to four years in prison in cases of accepting bribes, conspiracy and money laundering.

There were a number of considerations by the panel of judges that reduced Pinangki's sentence by more than half. The defendant pleaded guilty and regretted his actions and has agreed to be dismissed from his profession as a prosecutor, therefore he can still be expected to behave as a good citizen.

Another consideration for the defendant is that the mother of a child who is still a toddler (four years old) deserves the opportunity to care for and give love to her child in his growing period.