Djoko Tjandra Allegedly Asked The Prosecutor To Hand Over The Fatwa To The Supreme Court So That He Would Not Be Executed

Djoko Tjandra while at the Police Criminal Investigation Detention Center (Doc. Special)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office has named Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra as a suspect in the bribery case against prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari. Djoko Tjandra allegedly asked for assistance in processing a fatwa from the Supreme Court (MA) so that he would not be executed in the Bank Bali collection rights case.

"The suspects are suspected of having committed an act that has to do with administering a fatwa. About the JST suspect (Joko Soegiarto Tjandra), how do you get a fatwa so that he doesn't get executed. So the conspiracy is not to be executed by the prosecutor, asking for a fatwa to the Supreme Court, "said Kapuspenkum AGO Hari Setiyono, Thursday, August 27.

It is suspected that the attempt to obtain a fatwa to the Supreme Court occurred between November 2019 and January 2020. From the results of the investigation, it is known that the attempt to request a fatwa so that Djoko Tjandra would not be executed failed.

"It didn't work out," said Hari.

The AGO has already pocketed evidence in this case. Djoko Tjandra was named a suspect on suspicion of Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 5 paragraph 1 letter b or Article 13 of the Corruption Eradication Law.

Previously, Attorney Pinangki was named a suspect in the alleged receipt of a gratuity from Djoko Tjandra of around US $ 500 thousand. Attorney Pinangki was charged with Article 5 paragraph 2 of the Corruption Eradication Law and was temporarily suspended by the AGO.