JAKARTA - Member of the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) Mohammad Choirul Anam invited the public to monitor the investigation of the alleged corruption case in the procurement and fulfillment of coal supplies for a number of steam power plants (PLTU),
Supervision is needed so that the law enforcement process is professional, transparent, and has a deterrent effect.
Anam when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta, Sunday, said public supervision was needed to ensure that the disclosure of the case was maximized.
According to him, the case concerns the interests of the wider community because it not only causes alleged state losses, but also has a direct impact on electricity services.
"Let's take care of this case together so that the disclosure is maximum, professional, and there is a deterrent effect there. Therefore, we also invite the public to participate in this case by conducting surveillance," he said.
Anam said the openness of the National Police in presenting the development of the investigation, including the results of seizures and the construction of cases, is an important capital for the public to carry out control over the law enforcement process.
"Well, it can be an important modality in public supervision, ensuring that corruption does not occur again and in the context of this case, yes, the maximum result. Moreover, this is a case that also touches on the aspirations of many people directly, not only the loss of the state, but also the loss directly to the community," he said as quoted by Antara.
Anam added that supervision of the case would also be carried out through the mechanisms owned by the DPR and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Therefore, he invited the public to participate so that the handling of cases runs as expected.
Previously, the Corruption Crime Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police handed over the handling of the alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) cases involving former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah (FA) to the Attorney General's Office.
Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Inspector General of Police Totok Suharyanto, said the transfer was carried out based on an agreement between the National Police and the Attorney General's Office as a form of synergy in law enforcement.
Former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah (FA) and a private party with the initials DR were named as suspects in alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) cases after investigators conducted a case title.
Totok said investigators had examined 15 witnesses and two experts and conducted searches at a number of locations. The handling of the case was then handed over to the Attorney General's Office based on an agreement between the two institutions to strengthen law enforcement synergy.
During the investigation, the joint team of the National Police's Corruption and Crime Investigation Directorate and the Metro Jaya Police also seized evidence in the form of 74 kilograms of gold bars, money in various currencies worth around Rp476 billion, documents, mobile phones, and a number of other items from a search in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency.
The search was part of the joint investigation of a number of alleged corruption cases, including coal governance which is suspected of triggering power outages, the PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya cases, as well as alleged TPPU related to the settlement of PT CBS's debt to PT KNI.
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