Meeting Detainees Without Permit And Returning Confiscated Goods, 3 KPK Detention Center Officers Sentenced To Light Sanctions

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has imposed light sanctions on three KPK prison officers, namely Ristanta, Hengky, and Eri Anggar Permana.

This decision was taken because they violated ethics by meeting and returning confiscated items to detainees without the permission of their superiors.

The Ethics Session led by KPK Council member Hardjono online stated that the three met with three inmates at the Tangerang Class I Prison on May 4 without a letter of assignment or permission from their superiors and returned the confiscated evidence to Leonardo Susmi Narta Prasetyo.

"Declare that Ristanta, Hengky, and Eri Angga Permana are guilty of violating the code of ethics and code of conduct in the form of a visit to Tangerang Class I Lapas on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, without a letter of assignment and or permission from superiors to return the confiscated items from the detention center. KPK on the assisted residents of Leonardo Jusminarta Prasetyo and held a meeting with two other inmates," said Hardjono in the trial held on Wednesday, September 22.

Meanwhile, Leonardo Jusminarta is the former President Commissioner of PT Minarta Dutahutama who was convicted of a bribery case against former IV member of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Rizal Djalil.

The panel of judges at the ethics trial stated that the actions of the three had violated Article 7 Paragraph 1 letter c of the Supervisory Board Regulation Number 2 of 2020 concerning the enforcement of the KPK code of ethics and behavior.

So, based on the assembly deliberation meeting which was held on Monday, September 20, 2021, and judging by the available evidence, the assembly decided to impose light sanctions on the three.

"Punished Ristanta, Hengky, and Eri Angga Permana with light sanctions in the form of a written warning I with a sentence of 3 months," said Hardjono.

The thing that burdens the three is that they have abused their influence and capacity as KPK employees to obtain visiting facilities at the Class I prison in Tangerang.

In addition, the three of them are considered to be aware of the prohibition on visiting inmates except for law enforcement officers during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a circular letter from the Director General of PAS of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. While the mitigating thing is that they admit and have regretted their actions.