Pinangki's Husband Confirmed That His Wife Asked To Exchange Foreign Currency, It Happened At The Beginning Of The Pandemic

Pinangki Sirna Malasari during a trial some time ago (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The husband of the prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, AKBP Napitupulu Yogi Yusuf, agrees with the prosecutor's (JPU) indictment regarding his wife asking for help from his staff to convert foreign money into rupiah. Napitupulu Yogi Yusuf made this confession when he testified at the Corruption Court.

"During the exchange of money, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic," Yogi said at the hearing, Monday, November 16.

Yogi said, Pinangki's request to his staff named Beni Sastrawan with his permission. This is because Pakubowono Apartment, which is where Pinangki lives, has very strict supervision. Therefore, everyone including the residents cannot just go in and out arbitrarily.

"On that occasion, Pakubuwono's apartment was tight, everything was locked down, the driver was not allowed to go home. That's why there was a foreign exchange, Pinangki asked me for help, because the driver could not leave," Yogi said.

Then, Yogi asked Beni to come to Pakubuwono's apartment. There he met a Pinangki driver to collect foreign currency to be exchanged.

In addition, requests to exchange the money have been several times. As Yogi recalled, his wife had asked for help four times on this matter. But it is not known how much money was exchanged.

"I don't remember what was conveyed. Beni was right what I ordered, and that is it. I don't know until now. What is clear is that I asked Beni to go there (the apartment)," he said.

Although he did not remember well, Yogi said that Beni transferred the money immediately after being exchanged. Then the money was deposited into two accounts.

"Immediately transfer, if I'm not mistaken to Pinangki, with his younger brother, Pungki," he said.

Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari was charged with laundering Rp6.2 billion. This money is a down payment of a total of US $ 500 thousand given by Joko Tjandra for the processing of a fatwa from the Supreme Court (MA) so that he will not be imprisoned in the case of transfer of claim rights to Bank Bali.

In the indictment, the Pinangki prosecutor changed USD 337,600 into IDR 4,753,829,000 rupiah. This currency exchange is called the prosecutor mode for the crime of money laundering which aims to disguise the origin of assets from corruption.

"In 2019 to 2020 the defendant exchanged US dollars in the amount of USD 337,600 with a total exchange value into rupiah currency of Rp. 4,753,829,000 by using someone else's name, namely Sugiarto (staff of the defendant), Beni Sastrawan (staff of the husband of the defendant. who is a member of the National Police) and Dede Muryadi Sairi, ”said the prosecutor reading the indictment at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Wednesday, September 23.

For his actions, Pinangki was charged with Article 3 of Law Number 8 Year 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.