Pinangki's Close Friend, Andi Irfan Jaya Was Also Charged With Bribery For Judges

Andi Irfan Jaya (Photo: Rizky AP / VOI)

JAKARTA - Former Nasdem Party politician Andi Irfan Jaya has been officially named a suspect by the Attorney General's Office. Andi is suspected of brokering Djoko Tjandra's bribe to Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari.

The Attorney General's Office ensnared Pinangki's close friend Andi Irfan with Article 5 paragraph (2) jo paragraph (1) letter b or Article 6 paragraph (1) letter a jo. Article 15 of Law No.31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law No. 20 of 2001 on Corruption Eradication jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.

Article 5 deals with paying bribes. Meanwhile, Article 6 paragraph (1) letter a is giving or promising something to the judge with the intention of influencing the verdict of a case submitted to him for trial.

However, it was confirmed whether Andi Irfan Jaya intended or had given bribes to the judges, Hari Setiyono, Head of the General Prosecutor's Office, did not want to disclose. To be sure, Andi Irfan was also charged with Article 6.

"There are still allegations, not necessarily true," said Hari when he was confirmed regarding the application of the article to journalists, Jakarta, Thursday, September 3.

The stipulation of the Article is based on the Investigation Order Number Print-53 / F.2 / Fd.2 / 09/2020 dated 2 September 2020 and the Determination of the Suspect Warrant Number: TAP-58 / F.2 / Fd.2 / 09/2020 dated 2 September 2020

On the previous occasion, Hari said that the determination of the suspect was carried out after investigators found sufficient preliminary evidence regarding Andi Irfan's involvement.

"AIJ is suspected of committing a criminal act of corruption in accordance with Article 15 of the Corruption Criminal Act," said Hari.

In this case, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named two suspects, namely Djoko Tjandra and Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari.

Djoko Tjandra was named a suspect in giving bribes to Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari. Djoko was charged with article 5 paragraph 1 letter a of Law 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.

Or the second suspicion, article 5 paragraph 1 letter b of the Law on the eradication of criminal acts of corruption or the third is Article 13 of the Corruption Eradication Law.

Meanwhile, Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari was appointed as the recipient of the bribe. He was charged with Article 5 letter b of the Corruption Crime Law.