JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office has revealed the reasons for the investigation of Andi Irfan Jaya which took place at the KPK building. Andi Irfan was examined as a witness for Djoko Tjandra.
"The investigation was carried out to complement the lack of information because there were developments in legal facts that had to be clarified by Andi who was also a suspect in the case," said Head of the Legal Information Center of the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung), Hari Setiyono to reporters, Friday, September 18. .
Andi Irfan was examined as a witness because he was suspected of collaborating with prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari in arranging the MA fatwa for Djoko Tjandra. So, investigators will explore the information.
"The person concerned is suspected of collaborating with or having direct contact with the PSM Prosecutor (Pinangki) in planning to request a fatwa so that the convicted Joko Soegiarto Tjandra is not executed in the previous corruption case, namely the Bank Bali cessie case," he said.
Meanwhile, the question of the reason for the investigation was carried out at the KPK, Hari said, calling it the prevention of COVID-19. Although, Andi Irfan has undergone an isolation process.
"With considerations for effectiveness and in the framework of efforts to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 because the person concerned is being detained at the KPK detention center, so that the examination is carried out in the KPK detention center while maintaining health protocols," he said.
In the case of the Supreme Court's fatwa, Andi Irfan Jaya was named a suspect along with prosecutors Pinangki and Djoko Tjandra.
The suspect was named because Andi Irfan was suspected of brokering bribes to the Pinangki prosecutor for 500 thousand US dollars from Djoko Tjandra. Andi Irfan is also said to be actively involved in arranging fatwas at the MA.
"Since the beginning we have conveyed that the allegation is around 500 thousand USD, the allegation was accepted by Prosecutor P, but whether it was accepted directly, was it a third person, the investigators determined one more person. It was through (Andi Irfan) that this money arrived, ”said Hari.
Andi Irfan is suspected of Article 5 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with paragraph (1) letter b jo Article 15 of Law (UU) Number 31 Year 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 Year 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption (Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st KUHP.
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