Lawyer Denies Surya Darmadi Suspect Of Mega Corruption Rp78 Trillion Skips 3 Times Examination, Claims To Just Know There Was A Call

Surya Darmadi at the Attorney General's Office/ PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - Surya Darmadi's lawyer, Juniver Girsang, denied reports that his client was absent from the three summons for questioning because he had fled abroad.

According to him, the fact that actually happened was that Surya Darmadi just found out that he had received a summons for an examination.

"The first time he was living abroad, he just found out that there was a call," Juniver told reporters, Monday, August 15.

His presence abroad was called Juniver Girsang, not escaping. However, undergoing medical treatment.

However, it was not detailed about Surya Darmadi's illness.

"It should be noted that he is being treated by a doctor," said Juniver.

Juniver Girsang claimed that his client had shown a cooperative attitude. Because, after receiving information on the summons, Surya Darmadi was immediately willing to attend to provide information to the AGO investigators.

"The information about escaping is not true. It is proven that after being called and receiving the call he coordinated with us. Then we urge him to come to defend himself," he said.

"Once again, this presence proves that our client is very cooperative and will follow all the processes," continued Juniver

The AGO has previously sent summons to three locations which are Surya Darmadi's office and residence. However, none of the calls were attended

The three places include Surya Darmadi's home address in Indonesia, which is Bukit Golf Utama PE.9 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

The two office addresses are Surya Darmadi at Palma Tower, 22nd Floor, Jalan RA Kartini III-S Kav.6, Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta–12310.

Then, Surya Darmadi's residence is located at 21 Nassim Road # 01-18 Nassim Park Residences, Singapore – 258462

Surya Darmadi is the owner of PT Duta Palma Group who was named a suspect in the alleged corruption in the seizure of 37,095 hectares of land in Riau by the AGO with state losses of IDR 78 trillion. He was named along with another suspect, Raja Thamsir Rahman who is a former regent of Indragiri Hulu.

In addition, Surya Darmadi is also a fugitive from the KPK. He has been named a suspect since 2019. This determination was made after investigators developed a case against former Riau Governor Annas Maamun.