Attorney Pinangki Denies Having Bad Consensus With Joko Tjandra, AGO Affirms Holding Evidence

Prosecutor Pledges Disappeared Malasari (Between Photos)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) responded to the statement of the defendant prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, who denied involvement in a criminal conspiracy and made an action plan that was submitted to Joko Tjandra for processing a fatwa from the Supreme Court (MA).

Attorney General's Director of Investigation for Special Crimes at the AGO, Febrie Ardiansyah, said that during the investigation process, the AGO was holding on to evidence. Until finally, Pinangki was named a suspect.

"I said earlier, the defendant might have said that, but our evidence knows that Pinangki's action plan was there," Febrie told reporters, Thursday, October 1.

Febrie said that the Pinangki's denial in the trial would be proven by the Public Prosecutor (JPU). The proof that is meant is the elaboration of the evidence at trial.

"We hold it there (evidence). What is clear is that we believe that we think our evidence is strong," he said.

Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari previously denied the charges about conspiracy to prepare money for officials at the Attorney General's Office and the Supreme Court regarding the processing of fatwas for Joko Tjandra. The lawyer said the charges were not based on evidence.

"Investigators have named the suspect in a criminal conspiracy to give gifts or promises without sufficient evidence," said Kresna at the Pinangki prosecutor's follow-up trial.

Pinangki was charged with consensus with Joko Tjandra and Andi Irfan to give money to officials of the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) and Supreme Court (MA) worth 10 million US dollars.

In fact, the plan according to Pinangki's lawyer never happened because Joko Tjandra did not approve of it. In addition, in the investigation report, Joko Tjandra and Andi Irfan Jaya never mentioned this matter.

"In the case file, there was not one witness who stated that there was an agreement between the defendant, Andi Irfan Jaya and Joko Soegiarto Tjandra to give money to officials at the Supreme Court and the Attorney General's Office regarding efforts to obtain a Supreme Court Fatwa," said Kresna.

The Pinangki prosecutor was charged in three cases. First, the Pinangki prosecutor was charged with receiving 500 thousand US dollars as a down payment for the Supreme Court fatwa so that Djoko Tjandra could be free from imprisonment related to the transfer of Bank Bali collection rights.

The second indictment, prosecutor Pinangki was charged with the crime of money laundering. According to the prosecutor, Pinangki received 500 thousand US dollars from Djoko Tjandra through Andi Irfan Jaya. The US $ 50 thousand was handed over to Anita Dewi Kolopaking, a lawyer. The prosecutor charged the remaining 450 thousand US dollars of money laundering.

Meanwhile, the third indictment, prosecutor Pinangki, was charged with consensus with Andi Irfan Jaya and Joko Tjandra for giving money to officials of the Attorney General's Office and the Supreme Court. The amount promised in this evil conspiracy was 10 million US dollars.