Corporate Suspects In Corruption Cases And Money Laundering Duta Palma Will Be Tried Soon

Transfer of files to the Central Jakarta District Court (DOK VOI/Rizky AP)

JAKARTA - The alleged corruption case and money laundering (TPPU) of PT Duta Palma Group will soon be tried in the trial process. This is because the case file has been transferred to the Central Jakarta District Court.

The Head of the Attorney General's Office, Harli Siregar, said that the transfer of files and indictments was carried out on Wednesday, April 9. So, it is just a matter of waiting for the time or schedule for the inaugural trial.

"The Public Prosecutor at the Central Jakarta District Attorney has transferred the case files and indictments in cases of alleged corruption and money laundering by PT Duta Palma Group to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court," said Harli in his statement, Thursday, April 10.

In the case of alleged corruption and money laundering offenses related to oil palm plantations in Indra Giri Hulu, five corporations have been named as suspects. They are PT Palma Satu, PT Siberida Subur, PT Banyu Bening Utama, PT Panca Agro Lestari, and PT Kencana Amal Tani.

In the indictment file, the five companies were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Then, Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, for the other two corporations, PT Darmex Plantations ( plantation holdings) and PT Asset Pacific (holding property) were named suspects for allegedly committing money laundering. Thus charged with Article 3 juncyo Article 7 of Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of money laundering crimes jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.

Then, it was subsidened by Article 4 of Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.

"Furthermore, the public prosecutor at the Central Jakarta District Attorney will attend the agenda of the trial for reading the indictment after the day the trial is set," said Harli.