AGO Suspends Detention Of 6 Suspects Blocks LPEI Case Investigation

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JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes has suspended the detention of six suspects for the crime of obstructing the investigation into the 2013-2019 Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI) alleged corruption case.

"Implementation of the suspension of detention at the Class I Cipinang Rutan, East Jakarta for suspects NH, suspect CRGS, suspect AA, suspect ML, and suspect RAR," said Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information Center Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak. quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 30.

Meanwhile, for the suspect EM, the detention suspension was carried out at the Class I Rutan in East Jakarta, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Detention Center Branch.

A total of seven people have been named as suspects in criminal acts of obstructing the investigation or failing to provide information or providing incorrect information in the case of alleged corruption at LPEI in 2013-2019 on 16 November.

The seven people were immediately detained at the Cipinang Rutan and Salemba Rutan at the KPK Branch.

Of the seven people, investigators have suspended the detention of six people, while one other suspect is still under review for a suspension permit.

"As for the suspect IS as the Managing Director of UKM & LPEI Guarantee Insurance for the 2018 period, a review is being carried out on the request for the suspension in question and a decision will be made in the near future," Leonard said.

There is also the consideration that the investigating prosecutor's team has suspended detention at the detention center is that the suspects in the investigation report (BAP) of the suspect have been cooperative by providing clear information and making light of the crime in the a quo case.

Then, the suspects are also the backbone of the family who have dependents to support their family life.

The suspects have received guarantees from their families as evidenced by the statement of guarantees in accordance with Article 31 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, so that the suspects do not run away, do not lose evidence, and act cooperatively in the a quo case investigations.

"The suspects at the time of the examination were revealed to have only followed the wrong and misleading directions of legal counsel and acknowledged all the evidence revealed at the examination," Leonard said.

According to Leonard, at the beginning of the case when the witness was examined in accordance with the witness summons as outlined in the BAP, the witness basically asked to include who the suspect was, the articles suspected in the BAP, and there had been a definite calculation of state financial losses, so that investigators could not receive any information regarding the subject matter.

In carrying out the suspension of detention at the detention center, investigators submit an Order for the Suspension of Detention to each suspect and after it has been read by the suspects. Then the suspects signed the Minutes of Execution of the Detention Suspension Order accompanied by their respective legal advisers from the Farizi & Associates Law Office witnessed by the detention center.

"Furthermore, the detention of the suspects was suspended by the detention center by removing the detainees from the detention center and signing the Minutes of Release of the Detainees of each suspect," he said.

The implementation of the Detention Suspension Action is carried out by strictly following health protocols, including implementing 3M.

There were also seven suspects who obstructed the investigation or failed to provide information or provided false information in the case of alleged corruption at the LPEI in 2013-2019, and were charged with Article 21 or Article 22 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph ( 1) 1st Criminal Code.

In addition to the seven people, the investigators also named one legal adviser as a suspect for obstructing the investigation or failing to provide information or providing incorrect information in the case of alleged corruption at LPEI in 2013-2019.