Andi Irfan Jaya Indicted To Help Pinangki In Taking Care Of Fatwa Of MA Joko Tjandra

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JAKARTA - The defendant in a case of alleged bribery in the processing of a fatwa at the Supreme Court (MA), Andi Irfan Jaya, was charged with being an intermediary in the case. Andi Irfan Jaya is said to have given money of 500 thousand United States (US) dollars from Joko Tjandra to prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari.

"That the Defendant Andi Irfan Jaya deliberately gave assistance to Pinangki Sirna Malasari (the prosecution was carried out in a separate case file), when the crime was committed to receive a gift or promise, namely money of 500,000 US dollars out of the 1,000,000 US dollars promised by Joko Soegiarto Tjandra. with the intention of taking care of the Fatwa of the Supreme Court (MA) through the Attorney General's Office, "said the prosecutor during a trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, November 4.

The fatwa arrangement is intended so that Joko Tjandra does not have to serve a prison sentence that has been decided based on the PK Decision Number 12, June 11, 2009.

In the indictment, Andi Irfan Jaya's involvement began when Pinangki contacted him, on November 22, 2019. In this communication, Pinangki invited Andi to meet Joko Tjandra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 25, 2019.

Andi Irfan also agreed with Pinangki's invitation. So they promised to meet at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

"The next day on November 23, 2019, Pinangki sent an E-ticket / booking code via Whattsapp so that the defendant Andi Irfan Jaya then called PINANGKI SIRNA MALASARI and agreed to meet at Soekarno Hatta Airport on the day of departure," said the prosecutor.

On the agreed day, they didn't just meet together. Because, Anita Dewi Anggraeni Kolopaking also attended the meeting.

Arriving in Malayasia, the three of them headed straight to Joko Tjandra's office at The Exchange 106 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Then, Pinangki introduced Andi Irfan as a consultant who would reduce the news in the mass media when Joko Tjandra returned to Indonesia.

Furthermore, they explained and provided the action plan that had been designed to Joko Tjandra. The action plan contains the MA fatwa.

"The defendants Andi Irfan Jaya, Pinangki Sirna Malasari and Anita Dewi Anggraeni Kolopaking submitted and gave explanations regarding plans in the form of action plans to Joko S. Tjandra to administer the Fatwa of the Supreme Court (MA) through the Attorney General's Office," he said.

In this case, Andi Irfan Jaya was suspected of Article 5 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with paragraph (1) letter b in conjunction with Article 15 of Law (UU) Number 31 Year 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 Year 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crime ( Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.