Mardani Maming Alludes To The Legal Mafia After He Was Named A Suspect, KPK: Which? Don't Accuse

Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Karyoto/KPK PR DOK

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked former Tanah Bumbu Regent, Mardani H. Maming, not to make accusations of legal mafia after he was prevented from going abroad because he was named a suspect.

KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Karyoto said that his institution cannot be regulated in the management of a case.

"How dare the KPK dare to be ordered by the mafia. Which mafia? Don't make accusations, right?" Karyoto said, quoted from a press conference broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Friday, June 24.

Karyoto emphasized that all investigations into allegations of corruption at the anti-corruption commission must be based on sufficient evidence. The determination of the suspect, he continued, was also carried out by investigators.

"A case if there is not enough evidence, and there are no facts, how can we dare to do that," he said.

The KPK, continued Karyoto, also denied Maming's accusation that he felt he was being criminalized. This case is based on facts.

"The law is not with opinions, yes. The law is please discussed with the facts and there is also a channel, through the judiciary, pretrial, and others. Because the rights of a person, a witness, a suspect will be protected by law," he said.

As previously reported, Mardani called himself a victim of the criminalization of the legal mafia. This accusation emerged after he was named a suspect by the KPK.

"This country must not lose to the legal mafia, young people must unite against all of this, today it is my turn to be criminalized, what will come it could be your turn, many have become victims, but all media are silent," Maming told reporters in a statement. he wrote, Tuesday, June 21.

The General Treasurer (Bendum) of the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) is said to have been prevented from going abroad by the Directorate General of Immigration after being named a suspect. This prevention is carried out for six months from June 16 to December 16 next.

"Yes (prevented as a suspect, ed)," said Sub-Coordinator of Public Relations of the Directorate General of Immigration, Achmad Nur Saleh, confirming the information in a written statement, Monday, June 20.

In this case, Mardani H. Maming was questioned by KPK investigators some time ago. After being questioned, he admitted that he was asked for information regarding his problem with the owner of PT Jhonlin Group Samsudin Andi Arsyad alias Haji Isam.

Even so, Maming's name was actually mentioned as receiving Rp89 billion in money in a trial for alleged bribery for a mining business permit (IUP) in Tanah Bumbu Regency which was held at the Tipikor Court, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Kalsel).

This allegation was conveyed by the younger brother of former President Director of PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara (PCN) Henry Soetio, Christian Soetio. At that time, Christian claimed to know that there was a flow of funds to the former Regent of Tanah Bumbu Mardani H Maming through PT Permata Abadi Raya (PAR) and PT Trans Surya Perkasa (TSP).

The money transfer has been going on since 2014. The amount of tens of billions of rupiah is referred to as the amount quoted based on PT PCN's financial statements.