Asked By A Member Of The House Of Representatives (DPR) To Have Communicated With Djoko Tjandra, The Attorney General Denied This

Attorney General ST. Burhanuddin (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Attorney General ST. Burhanuddin denied that he had ever communicated with Djoko Tjandra, convict of the Bank Bali collection rights corruption case.

"I do not know the name Djoko Tjandra. I have never communicated with Djoko Tjandra," said Burhanuddin at the House of Representatives Commission III Working Meeting physically and virtually at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, September 24.

He also admitted that he had never ordered Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari to handle the Djoko Tjandra case.

Burhanuddin said that Djoko Tjandra's case was just an execution so that there were no other legal measures.

"This is just an execution, if someone says 'this could be PK', how stupid is the prosecutor. This is just to be implemented, there is already a decision so that there is no more reason for the prosecutor to do PK," he said.

He said that the Attorney General's Office handled the Pinangki case openly and he never conveyed anything to investigators.

"I ask to do it openly, even for the charges that mention my name, I don't care. We are open to conducting investigations, and my friends have done that," he said.

The Attorney General also denied his close relationship with Andi Irfan Jaya, who was suspected of being the broker who gave bribes from Djoko Tjandra to Pinangki.

Burhanuddin said that he knew Irfan Jaya when he was the Head of the South Sulawesi Provincial Prosecutor's Office at that time Irfan admitted to being an activist from a non-governmental organization.

"And since then I have never had any more contact with the person concerned. I was gathering NGO friends to talk to how to resolve cases in South Sulawesi so that I only know Irfan to that extent," he said.

In the meeting, member of Commission III DPR RI from the Golkar Party faction, Supriansa, asked the Attorney General for an explanation whether it was true that when Pinangki met Djoko Tjandra, he had a video call with the convicted Bank Bali billing case using Pinangki's device.

According to him, the Attorney General must answer this matter so that it does not become a question and slander in the public because so far the truth has not been revealed.

"Then apart from Pinangki, from the Attorney General's office whether there are other prosecutors who have provided assistance to Pinangki in carrying out these plans, it has not been revealed," he said.

Supriansa also asked the Attorney General for clarification regarding the news that he was very close to Irfan Jaya. He also asked the Attorney General to confirm whether he had a close relationship with Irfan Jaya.

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Previously it was reported, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (MA) Hatta Ali were written in the indictment of Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari. Pinangki was charged with receiving 500 thousand US dollars from Djoko Tjandra in the process of the Supreme Court's fatwa so that Djoko Tjandra would be freed from imprisonment in the case of transfer of claims to Bank Bali.

The mention of Burhanuddin and Hatta Ali began on November 25, 2019 when Pinangki Sirna Malasari, Anita Kolopaking and Andi Irfan Jaya had a meeting with Djoko Tjandra at The Exchange 106 Kuala Lumpur. At that time, Pinangki submitted an action plan for handling the fatwa of MA Djoko Tjandra.

"During the meeting, the Defendant (Pinangki Sirna Malasari), Andi Irfan Jaya submitted and provided an explanation of the plan / plan in the form of an action plan," said the Public Prosecutor to the Attorney General's Office during the indictment trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, September 23.

In the action plan, Pinangki and Andi Irfan detailed the steps to be taken so that Djoko Tjandra would not be executed in the cessie case of Bank Bali. That way Djoko Tjandra could return to Indonesia freely.

The action plan made by Pinangki contains 10 points. The names Burhanuddin and Hatta Ali are mentioned in the action plan points two, three, six and seven. In point two, it is stated that the letter sent from the lawyer to BR (Burhanuddin / Officials of the Attorney General's Office) which Pinangki Sirna Malasari meant as a letter of request for a Supreme Court (MA) fatwa from the lawyer to the Attorney General to be forwarded to the Supreme Court.

The person in charge for this action plan is IR (Andi Irfan Jaya) and AK (Dr. Anita Kolopaking) which will be held on February 24, 2020 to February 25, 2020.

The third action plan is BR (Burhanuddin / Official of the Attorney General's Office) sending a letter to HA (Hatta Ali / Supreme Court Officer). According to prosecutors, Pinangki called it a follow-up to a letter from a lawyer regarding the Supreme Court Fatwa request. The person in charge for this Action is IR (Andi Irfan Jaya) and P (Pinangki, the defendant) which will be held on February 26, 2020 to March 1, 2020.

Meanwhile, the 6th action plan is HA (Hatta Ali / Supreme Court Officer) in response to BR (Burhanuddin / Supreme Court Officer). What the defendant meant was the response to the Supreme Court letter to the AGO's letter regarding the MA fatwa request. Person in charge for the HA (Hatta Ali / MA Official) / DK (unknown) and AK (Anita Kolopaking) action plan which will be implemented March 6-16 2020.

The 7th action plan was that BR (Burhanuddin / Official of the Attorney General's Office) issued instructions related to the letter HA (Hatta Ali / Supreme Court Officer), what the Defendant meant was that the Attorney General's Office instructed his subordinates to implement the Supreme Court Fatwa. The person in charge for this action is IF (unknown) / P (Pinangki / defendant), which will be held on March 16, 2020 to March 26, 2020.

In this indictment, it was stated that not a single action plan was realized. Even though Djoko Tjandra has already given Pinangki a down payment of 500 thousand US dollars or the equivalent of Rp7.5 billion.

"So that Djoko Tjandra made a note in the action plan no," said the prosecutor.

Pinangki was charged with Article 5 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a and / or Article 11 of the Corruption Eradication Law

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