Legal Observer Assumes No Criminalization In CPO Export Cases

Criminal law expert at Jenderal Sudirman University (Unsoed) Purwokerto Prof Hibnu Nugroho/Photo: Antara

PURWOKERTO - General Sudirman University (Unsoed) Purwokerto criminal law expert Prof. Hibnu Nugroho is optimistic that there will be no criminalization in the alleged corruption case of granting export facilities of "crude palm oil" (CPO) and its derivatives.

When confirmed in Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Tuesday, April 26, Hibnu said the case being handled by the Attorney General's Office and one of the suspects was the Director-General of Foreign Trade (Dirjen Perdaglu) of the Ministry of Trade, Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana.

"Why is it purely legal? That's because based on what happened, namely the scarcity of cooking oil which has become something that is very disturbing to the public," he said, quoted by Antara.

Therefore, he said, the Attorney General's Office as a law enforcer responded to what was happening in the community by conducting an investigation until it was finally revealed that there was a CPO mafia.

"So this problem is purely legal, there is no criminalization whatsoever, because in legal science what is sought for disclosure is achieving material truth. That's why we have to 'support' law enforcement to be able to resolve this case, so that the price (of cooking oil) returns to the same level as before. at first, especially now that President Joko Widodo has stopped exporting palm oil," said the Professor of the Unsoed Faculty of Law.

In this case, Prof. Hibnu said that the material truth is the real truth, so if there are people who think that criminalization is too far and the risk is big for a law enforcer, especially the Attorney General's Office.

According to him, this is an institutional bet that has received appreciation from the community for the disclosure of cases related to the needs of the people at large.

"It must be anticipated that law enforcement will not be affected by the political process or political developments that currently seem to be dancing in law enforcement. So it must be separated between law enforcement and political problems that are developing at this time," he said.

He said that in the development of the alleged corruption case in granting the export facilities of CPO and its derivatives, the emergence of other suspects is still open to anyone involved, even though four suspects have now been determined.

The four suspects in the alleged corruption case in providing export facilities for CPO and its derivatives consist of the Director-General of Trade and Industry at the Ministry of Trade Indasari Wisnu Wardhana, Senior Manager Corporate Affairs of PT Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA, General Manager of PT Musim Mas Picare Togar Sitanggang, and Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia Master Parulian Tumanggor.

"Remember this case is a cartel, mafia case, so there are parties who 'support' or there are parties who let it go. This is the problem, you know but let it go," said the Unsoed Deputy Chancellor for General Affairs and Finance.

In law enforcement of corruption, he said, the concept of letting it be is a criminal act.

In this regard, he hopes that the Attorney General's Office can develop the case and be able to map out the modus operandi of the licensing mafia.

"Thus, it is possible that there will be more suspects because there are corruption offenses, moreover this corruption involves the mafia," said Prof Hibnu.