AGO Says There Are Countries That Offer To Hand Over Asabri's Assets

Director of Investigations at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General's Office, Supardi. (Photo: Laily Rahmawaty/Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Director General of Investigations for Special Crimes (Dirdik Jampidsus) Supardi said a country outside Asia offered to hand over assets belonging to one of the corruption suspects, PT Asabri (Persero). The agreement is mainly related to Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA), but the country offers to confiscate assets without having to go through an MLA agreement. "There is a country that yesterday was 'aware'. Supardi when confirmed in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, November 16. However, Supardi has not mentioned the country in question, but he confirmed that the country is not Singapore, which has been indicated that there is one asset of defendant Asabri in the form of an apartment whose confiscation requires an MLA agreement.

Supardi emphasized that apart from pursuing the assets of the accused and suspects abroad. Investigators focus on confiscation of assets that exist in the country. "Foreign assets are concerned, yes, if foreign assets are the exact flow from PPATK, we are concerned (attention) that what is inside is still not finished," he said. Jampidsus is still in Yogyakarta to confiscate the assets of the defendant Asabri in the form of land and buildings on which a hotel stands. According to him, the confiscation of assets in Yogyakarta has received a permit process from the local court. In court, hotels and there were several searches, but I didn't mention them," said Supardi. Regarding the confiscation of other assets, Supardi added, he was still waiting for permission from the Corruption Court (Tipikor) to come out. The Corruption Court has not yet come out," Supardi explained. Jakarta leaders, including former Asabri President Director Adam Damiri, Sonny Widjaja, Heru Hidayat, and Benny Tjokrosaputro or Benny Tjokro. In addition, former Head of Asabri Investment Division Ilham Siregar, President Director of Prima Network Lukman Purnomosidi, former Head of Finance and Investment Division Asabri Bachtiar Effendi , former Director of Investment and Finance Hari Setiono, and Director of Jakarta Issuer Investor Relations Jimmy Sutopo, are also in court. Last August, the AGO investigators again named one suspect, namely Teddy Tjokrosaputro, President Director of PT Rimo International Lestari Tbk, partner and brother from the suspect Benny Tjokrosaputro as a shareholder of RIMO. After Teddy, investigators again named three other suspects who participated in enjoying the money from corruption crimes. Then in September, the AGO again named three new suspects, namely Edward Seky Soeryadjaya alias THS as an entrepreneur former Director Ortos Holding Ltd.Ke then Bety Halim as former President Commissioner of PT Energi Millenium Sekuritas, previously named PT Millennium Danatama Sekuritas, and Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief as Commissioner of PT Sekawan Inti Pratama. prisons and state detention centers. Apart from individual suspects, the Attorney General's Office investigators also named 10 investment managers as corporate suspects in the Asabri case. The ten suspected investment managers are PT IIM, PT MCM, PT PAAM, PT RAM, PT VAM. Then, PT ARK, PT. OMI, PT MAM, PT AAM and PT CC.