Muhammad Lutfi Responds To AGO's Call Regarding CPO Export Cases

M. Lutfi at the AGO/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Former Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi has complied with the summons of investigators from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General's Office for questioning as a witness in the alleged corruption case in granting CPO export permits.

Lutfi arrived at the Attorney General's Office at 09.11 WIB. When asked by reporters what they brought, he only made a brief comment.

"Later," said Lutfi as he entered the examination room, Tuesday, June 22.

Lutfi wears a long-sleeved batik shirt with gray and blue motifs, black pants, and only carries a laptop bag.

Separately, the Director of Jampidsus Investigations at the Attorney General's Office, Supardi, said that the investigation was conducted to seek clarification on Lutfi's role while serving as Minister of Trade, when the criminal incident occurred.

"We are clarifying what he heard, knew and experienced in all the processes so that a criminal act occurred with several suspects," said Supardi.

In this case, investigators have delegated Phase I case files to five suspects, on Wednesday (15/6).

The five suspects in this case consist of one from the government and four from the private sector.

The five suspects, namely Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana as the Director General of Foreign Trade (Dirjen Daglu) of the Ministry of Trade.

Then four other people from the private sector, namely Master Parulian Tumanggor as Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri/Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA.

Tumanggor as Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri/Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA.

Next was Picare Tagore Sitanggang as General Manager at the General Affairs Section of PT Musim Mas and founder and policy/analyst advisor to PT Independent Research & Advisodry Indonesia Lin Che Wei.

The suspects were charged with primary Article 2 paragraph (1) jo. Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code .

Then, subsidiary Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.