So Mardani Maming's Attorney, Bambang Widjojanto Resigns As A Member Of TGUPP Anies

Bambang Widjojonto/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Bambang Widjojanto has resigned from his position as a member of the Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP) of DKI Jakarta.

The resignation follows his status as a lawyer who accompanied the former Tanah Bumbu Regent Mardani Maming in the pretrial hearing of the corruption case.

"Yes, that's right (resigned as a member of the DKI Jakarta TGUPP," said Bambang in a short message to VOI, Wednesday, July 20.

Bambang admitted that his decision to resign from the special team of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan was to avoid conflicts of interest that could potentially arise from the case he was handling.

"I should not be active and step down to focus more on pretrial and minimize potential conflicts of interest," he said.

For information, Mardani Maming filed a pretrial application after he was named a suspect for alleged bribery and gratification in Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.

The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) appointed members of the Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP) DKI Jakarta Bambang Widjojanto and former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Denny Indrayana as legal counsel.

However, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) requested that the names of Bambang Widjojanto or BW be removed from the list of names of attorneys who accompanied the former Tanah Bumbu Regent Mardani Maming in the pretrial hearing.

"Orders by law to the clerk of the South Jakarta District Court to cross out the Petitioner's Legal Counsel on behalf of Dr Bambang Widjojanto in a Special Power of Attorney dated June 25, 2022 which has been registered at the South Jakarta District Court," said the petition from the KPK legal team which was read out here. South Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, July 20.

There are several reasons that caused the anti-corruption commission to ask for the deletion of BW's name. First, he served as Deputy Chairman of the KPK for the period 2011-2015 and still has a legal relationship with the respondent at the pretrial hearing, namely the KPK so that there has been a conflict of interest.

"Although Dr. Bambang Widjojanto is no longer the head of the KPK (Vice Chair), there is still a relationship between Mr. Dr. Bambang Widjojanto and the KPK (the respondent) because the KPK is obliged to provide legal assistance and security protection."

The KPK also touched on financial rights, protocol positions, and security protection for KPK leaders, which did not have a time limit.

"So, until now, Mr. Dr. Bambang Widjojanto still has a legal relationship with the KPK, so there is a conflict of interest in his position as the applicant's attorney in this pretrial," he said.

Next, BW's position as Head of the Legal and Corruption Prevention Division of the DKI Jakarta Governor's TGUPP was also in the spotlight. Moreover, the pretrial applicant Mardani Maming is also a shareholder and/or becomes a board member with companies that run businesses in DKI Jakarta, including PT Batulicin Six Sembilan.

This condition also has the potential to create a conflict of interest between the duties and functions of BW as a member of the DKI Jakarta Governor's TGUPP and his position as a legal representative.

"Based on the description above, the granting of power of attorney from the Petitioner to Mr. Dr. Bambang Widjojanto violates the laws and regulations so that the power of attorney granted by the Petitioner to Mr. Dr. Bambang Widjojanto is invalid and null and void.