KPK Opens Opportunity To Snatch Lawyer Mardani Maming With Articles Of Investigation Obstacles

Documentation of the former Regent of Tanah Bumbu, Mardani H Maming, runs after undergoing an examination at the KPK Building, Jakarta, Thursday (2/6/2022). BETWEEN PHOTOS/Aditya P Putra

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to apply the article obstructing the investigation of the attorney for the former Tanah Bumbu Regent, Mardani H. Maming. They often ask for the examination of their clients to be postponed on the grounds of waiting for a pretrial decision.

"We will examine whether it is an act of obstructing or obstructing," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri to reporters at the KPK ACLC Building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Tuesday, July 26.

However, the KPK did not want to rush. They still see gaps in the application of the article. The obstacles to this investigation are contained in Article 21 of the Anti-Corruption Law with a sentence of 12 years in prison.

"We must first look at the legal provisions (application of article 21, ed), and whatever actions were taken," said Firli.

Previously, Mardani H. Maming's attorney, Denny Indrayana, asked the KPK to postpone the examination of his client. The postponement should be carried out until the pretrial decision at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) is reached.

This pretrial submission was made because Mardani's camp felt criminalized after he was named a suspect in the alleged bribery and gratification of the mining business permit (IUP) in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan.

"We only ask that it be postponed for two days," said Denny as quoted by Antara, Monday, July 25.

Previously, Mardani was named a suspect after being prevented from going abroad by the Directorate General of Immigration at the request of the KPK. Before being named a suspect, he had also been questioned.

However, after being questioned, Mardani 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 Rp 89 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.