Tommy Sumardi Asks For Rp. 15 Billion To Remove red Notice , Joko Tjandra Agrees To Rp. 10 Billion

Joko Tjandra after undergoing examination (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Bareskrim Polri has revealed the beginning of the agreement to remove red notice between Joko S. Tjandra and Tommy Sumardi. In the communication between the two, it was agreed that the management wage was IDR 10 billion.

This was revealed in the pre-trial hearing of Inspector General Bonaparte Napoleon with the agenda of hearing responses from the Bareskrim Polri legal team.

"In March 2020, DT (Joko Tjandra) contacted TS (Tommy Sumardi), saying that TS can help revoke DT red notice and discuss the cost of revoking red notice ," said one of the Bareskrim's legal team at the trial, Tuesday, September 29.

In this communication, initially Tommy Sumardi asked for money for processing worth Rp. 15 billion. However, Joko Tjandra refused and agreed only half of it.

"Initially TS said the cost was Rp. 15 billion. But DT (Joko Tjandra) objected and it was agreed that it was Rp. 10 billion," he said.

Until finally Tommy Sumardi came to the office of Brigadier General Prasetyo Utomo and asked to be introduced to Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte. It was in this meeting that the discussion on the removal of Joko Tjandra's red notice began.

"TS (Tommy Sumardi) and Public Works (Prasetyo Utomo) confronted the Indonesian Police Hubinter (Inspector General Napoleon) at the 11th floor of the TNCC building. Then, TS said he wanted to check the status of red notice on behalf of DT and Divhubinter said they would come back tomorrow," he said.

Previously bound, the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit said that Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte had rejected the initial agreement regarding the wages for the removal of red notice Djoko Tjandra when he was still a fugitive cessie Bank Bali. Because at that time Tommy Sumardi only carried cash worth US $ 100 thousand.

"100 thousand USD, then divided by 3, amounting to 20 thousand USD to Prasetijo, 30 thousand US dollars for TS (Tommy Sumardi), and 50 thousand USD for the Inspector General of NP. But Inspector General NP does not want to accept this amount," he said. one of the Bareskrim's legal team at trial.

The initial meeting in the agreement took place in the office of Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte in April 2020. The meeting was attended by Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte, Brigadier General Prasetyo Utomo, and Tommy Sumardi.

During the meeting Tommy only asked Inspector General Napoleon to see Joko Tjandra's red notice status. But it was rejected because the nominal money to be given did not match.

"TS (Tommy Sumardi) and PU (Prasetyo Utomo) came to the office of the Inspector General NB (Napoleon Bonaparte) as the Head of Police Hubinter Division and Inspector General NB said that the red notice on behalf of DT could be opened as long as there was Rp3 billion in cash," he said.

In this case, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte was named a suspect suspected of being the recipient of bribes. He was charged with Article 5 Paragraph 2, Article 11 and Article 12 letters a and b of Law Number 20 of 2020 concerning Corruption (Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

In the bribery case, investigators confiscated US $ 20 thousand, cellphones, including CCTV, as evidence.