Corruption Court Judge Retracts Indictment 13 MI Jiwasraya, Prosecutors Have 7 Days To Decide

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Central Jakarta District Prosecutor's Office has 7 days to determine his position on the panel of judges' decision to withdraw the indictment of 13 accused investment managers (MI) in the alleged corruption case related to Jiwasraya. The time will be calculated after the copy of the interlocutory decision is received.

"After receiving a copy of the full verdict, we will have 7 days to make a decision," Head of the Central Jakarta District Attorney's Office Bima Suprayoga told reporters, Wednesday, August 18.

The time allotted, continued Bima, was in accordance with Article 149 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Where, in that article it states 'The Public Prosecutor can submit a challenge to the decision within 7 (seven) days at the latest and within 7 (seven) days the District Court is obliged to send the challenge to the High Court'.

Later, after the copy of the interlocutory decision is received, the team of prosecutors will first study it carefully. Then, determine the attitude to file an objection or something else.

"Of course, after we received it, we studied it. But until now we have not received a complete interlocutory," said Bima

Previously, the prosecutor at the Central Jakarta District Attorney had prepared two schemes related to the judge's decision.

The first scheme that will be carried out is to improve the preparation of the indictments or separate them. Then, the corrected charges will be transferred back to the court.

"The public prosecutor will determine his attitude, whether to repair the indictment and then transfer the indictment back," said Bima.

While the second scheme is by filing a legal action. Later, the team of prosecutors will file an objection to the DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) on the judge's decision.

"Take legal action by filing an objection in accordance with 156 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the High Court," said Bima.

Meanwhile, the eight defendants in the alleged corruption case in the management of PT. The Social Insurance of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Asabri) Persero was charged with harming state finances worth Rp22.788 trillion.

The defendants were, among others, the President Director of PT Asabri March 2016 - July 2020 Lt. Gen. Retired. Sonny Widjaja, President Director of PT Asabri 2012 - March 2016 Major General Retired. Adam Rachmat Damiri, Director of Investment and Finance of PT Asabri July 2014 - August 2019 Hari Setianto, President Director of PT Eureka Prima Jakarta Tbk (LCGP) Lukman Purnomosidi, Director of PT Jakarta Issuer Investor Relations Jimmy Sutopo, President Director of PT Hanson International Tbk. Benny Tjokrosaputro and President Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera Heru Hidayat.

However, one defendant was not present at the trial because he was still in the hospital due to exposure to COVID-19, namely Bachtiar Effendi as Director of Investment and Finance of PT. Asabri 2012 - June 2014.