Prasetijo Confesses Not Knowing Joko Tjandra's Fugitive Status, Judge: The Witness Is Honest, If Managing Causes Other Problems

Brigjen Prasetijo Utomo during a trial (Photo: Rizky / VOI)

JAKARTA - Former Head of the Coordinating and Supervision Bureau (Kakorwas) of the Criminal Investigation Agency (PPNS) of the National Police Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo claims not to know the legal status of Joko Tjandra as a fugitive from the Bank Bali cessie corruption case while traveling with him to Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

This was revealed by Prasetijo when the public prosecutor at the Attorney General's Office asked about Joko Tjandra's fugitive status.

"The witness leads all civil servant investigators in Indonesia. In June when he went to Kalimantan, did the witness know that Joko Tjandra was a defendant who had not carried out his sentence?", "Asked the prosecutor at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), reported by Antara, Thursday, December 10. .

"I don't know," answered Prasetijo.

It is known that Prasetijo, Joko Tjandra Anita Kolopaking's lawyer and Prasetijo's subordinate Jhony Andrijanto left for Pontianak using the King Air 350i aircraft belonging to PT Transwisata Prima Aviation to pick up Joko Tjandra on June 6, 2020. The four then immediately returned to Jakarta and went to Hotel Mulia and beyond Joko Tjandra returned to Joko's house in Simpruk, South Jakarta.

"Why do you want to join Anita to meet Joko Tjandra?" asked the prosecutor.

"He assured me that this man is non-executable," answered Prasetijo.

"Please be honest with the witness when giving your testimony, if you fabricate your testimony it will cause more problems for you," said the head of the panel of judges, Muhammad Damis.

"What is the witness's view of Joko Tjandra being willing to meet him in Pontianak?" asked the prosecutor.

"I explained Pak Joko that his condition was non-exucatble free, so I was sure I wanted to meet him," said Prasetijo.

Prasetijo also admitted that he had not read Joko Tjandra's criminal verdict even though he received the verdict from the Head of General Crimes in the International Relations Division of the National Police Headquarters Brigadier Junjungan Fortes.

"I didn't read it, I just forwarded it from Fortes, I only got a letter because it was asked by Mr. Tommy Sumardi and didn't ask because it was not my business," said Prasetijo.

Prasetijo became a witness for the defendant convicted in the Bank Bali cessie corruption case, Joko Tjandra.

In this case, Joko Tjandra was charged with two charges. First, Joko Tjandra was charged with bribing prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari for 500 thousand Singapore dollars, former Head of the International Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte for 200 thousand Singapore dollars and 270 thousand US dollars and the former Head of the Coordinating and Supervision Bureau (Kakorwas) Civil Servant Investigators (PPNS) Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo worth 150 thousand US dollars.