Confessing To Be Tired, Bareskrim Will Continue To Investigate Pinangki Next Week

Pinangki Sirna Malasari (Photo: Rizki AP / VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit has asked Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari's statement regarding the investigation into the alleged flow of funds from Djoko Tjandra. Apparently this activity has not been completed because Pinangki asked to be stopped because he admitted to being tired.

Karo Penmas, Public Relations Division of the National Police, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, said that further investigation of Pinangki will be carried out next week. However, it was not clear whether the investigation was properly carried out at the Attorney General's Office or at the Police Criminal Investigation Unit.

"The person concerned (Pinangki Sirna Malasari) asked to stop the investigation, and agreed to continue on Wednesday (September 9) next week," Awi told reporters, Jakarta, Thursday, September 3.

Awi said, yesterday his party asked Pinangki 34 questions regarding this investigation. But unfortunately Awi did not specify what questions were asked to Pinangki.

"PSM was examined for clarification by investigators," said Awi.

Meanwhile, Sirna Malasari's Attorney at Pinangki, Jefri Moses agreed that his client Pinangki was exhausted yesterday. So he asked for the examination to be stopped. "Maybe I was tired because the examination took more than seven hours," he said.

Meanwhile, the National Police is developing a case that caught Djoko Tjandra at the Criminal Investigation Unit. Bareskrim found indications of Djoko Tjandra's funds flowing to other parties. However, this has not been explained in detail, because it is still being investigated.

Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari has been named a suspect by the Attorney General for allegedly accepting bribes related to the fatwa so that Djoko Tjandra is not executed in the Bank Bali cessie case at the Supreme Court.

The AGO suspects that Pinangki received a bribe worth 500 thousand US dollars or the equivalent of Rp7 billion from Djoko Tjandra. In this case, the Attorney General's Office has also appointed Djoko Tjandra as the bribe giver. Most recently, the AGO has named Andi Irfan Jaya as a suspect related to the agreement in the MA fatwa.