The Title Matters Determine The Consolidation Of Red Notice Files And Fatwa Management Joko Tjandra

Joko Tjandra (Between Photos)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) still opens the opportunity to combine the investigation files of the case of alleged bribery in the processing of a Supreme Court (MA) fatwa with the removal of red notice with the suspect Joko S. Tjandra.

Director of Prosecution at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the AGO, Ida Bagus Nyoman Wismantanu, said the decision to unify the investigation files would be determined in the outcome of the case title between the National Police and the AGO.

"Yes, we try to do it. If it is related, we will try to unify it, but it depends on the outcome of the case title," Ida told reporters, Thursday, October 1.

The exact date of the title of the case has not been stated. However, if the two files are put together, the charges against Joko Tjandra will become one.

"That's the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, the public prosecutor can unite in one indictment," said Ida.

On the other hand, the matter of case files for alleged bribery for fatwa processing is still in stage one. Currently the research team is still checking the completeness of the file.

"In stage one, we are still researching, in stage one, we have examined the files, some files are still at the research stage," he said.

Previously it was reported that the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police had completed the completion of the investigation files for the red notice case of Djoko Tjandra and other suspects. The case files will be transferred back to the investigating prosecutor at the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

"The case files for alleged corruption (with suspects) JST, NB and PU today Monday, September 21, 2020, the planned files will be sent back to the prosecutor," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono to reporters, Monday, September 21.

In the bribery case, the Supreme Court (MA) fatwa administration, Joko 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, in the case of alleged bribery for the removal of red notice, Joko Tjandra was named a suspect on suspicion of givering bribes. He was charged with Article 5 Paragraph 1, Article 13 of Law 20/2020 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.