Already Healthy, Surya Darmadi Examined As Witness For Suspect King Thamsir Rachman

Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) Ketut Sumedana (ANTARA/Laily Rahmawaty)

JAKARTA - The suspect in the alleged corruption case over the control of 37,095 hectares of palm oil land area, Surya Darmadi (SD) is undergoing examination as a witness for the suspect Raja Thamsir Rachman (RTR).

The Head of the Attorney General's Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) Ketut Sumedana said that Surya Darmadi's investigation was carried out at the Salemba Branch of the Attorney General's Detention Center.

"So today it is planned to examine the SD suspect in the capacity as a witness for the name of the suspect RTR. So they are still being investigated at the Salemba Branch of the Attorney General's Detention Center," said Sumedana at the AGO's Roundabout, Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 23.

Sumedana said Surya Darmadi's condition was in good health and fit to undergo detention and examination based on the results of the examination by the Adhyaksa General Hospital (RSU) Doctor Team.

"The person concerned is in good health. Yesterday he was transferred from Adhyaksa Hospital to the Salemba Branch of the Prosecutor's Detention Center," he said.

Previously, Surya Darmadi had been sent to Adhyaksa General Hospital, Thursday (18/8) because his health was declining due to heart disease.

Today, said Kapuspenkum, the ban status was revoked, and Surya Darmadi was again detained and immediately investigated as a suspect.

“His status was not declared, now he is being held back. It is worth checking today," he continued.

According to Ketut, investigators have confiscated 32 assets of suspect Surya Darmadi, of which 18 are in Jakarta, 12 assets are in Riau, and two assets are in Bali.

“Lastly, we confiscated a hotel in Bali. Currently, the team has tracked the suspect's assets in West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Jambi and Batam," said Sumedana.

The assets seized were in the form of oil palm plantations, buildings, barges, and hotels. Currently, investigators are still verifying the value of the confiscated assets, while focusing on pursuing other assets owned by the suspect Surya Darmadi.

"There is information that assets will be confiscated, helicopters will be confiscated," he said

The founder of PT Duta Palma Group was named a suspect in the alleged corruption case of 37,095 hectares of oil palm land in Indragiri Hulu Regency, Riau Province, together with Raja Thamsir Rachman as Indragiri Hulu Regent for the 1999-2008 period.

Both were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Specifically, the suspect Surya Darmadi is also suspected of violating Article 3 or Article 4 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.