Asabri Case Files Transferred, Benny Tjokro And 2 Other Suspects Charged With Corruption And Money Laundering

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the East Jakarta District Prosecutor's Office has handed over the case files of eight suspects in the alleged corruption of financial management and investment funds to PT Asuransi Sosial Berarm Republik (ASABRI).

In the file, three suspects, namely Benny Tjokrosaputro, Jimmy Sutopo, and Heru Hidayat, were charged with cumulative charges.

"These three suspects have also been charged cumulatively with money laundering," said the Head of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak to reporters, Thursday, August 12.

They were charged with Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st KUHP subsidiary Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st KUHP.

The suspect was also charged with Article 3 subsidiary to Article 4 of the Anti-Money Laundering Law.

Meanwhile, the other five suspects, namely Bachtiar Effendi, Hari Setianto, Lukman Purnomosidi, Adam Rachmad Damiri, and Sonny Widjaja, were only charged with the anti-corruption law.

As for the suspect Ilham Wardhana, who died some time ago, continued Eben, the East Jakarta Horror Prosecutor's Office has issued a Termination Letter of Prosecution (SKPP).

"The files of eight suspects have been transferred to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday, August 12," said Leonard.