The Trial Of The Corruption Case Of The AW 101 Helicopter, The District Judge For The Eradication Of KPK Investigators And The Indonesian Air Force Pamen

Three members of the Indonesian Air Force, namely Sigit Suwastino, Vicky Juliaris P. Simatupang, and Muhammad Adi Rahman/ANTARA

The panel of judges decided to postpone the confrontation between two middle officers (pamen) of the Indonesian Air Force and KPK investigators who handled the alleged corruption case in the procurement of the AgustaWestland (AW) 101 transport helicopter. "With the absence of the witness concerned, it is temporarily irrelevant. For the time being, it will be postponed, yes, until further notice from the panel or public prosecutor. So, the reschedule is next week," said Chief Judge Djumyanto at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) quoted from Antara, Monday, November 14. This happened in the trial for the accused Director of PT Diratama Jaya Mandiri John Irfan Kenway alias Irfan Kurnia Saleh who was charged with corruption in the procurement of the AgustaWestland (AW) 101 transport helicopter at the Indonesian Air Force in the 2016 class which cost the state finances Rp738.9 billion. During the trial last week, November 7, 2022, Djumyanto requested two witnesses at the trial, namely the Head of the Indonesian Air Force Headquarters Headquarters for the 2015 —2017 period Lieutenant Colonel Adm. Wisnu Wicaksono and Kaur Yar Pekas TNI AU Headquarters Joko Sulistiyanto met with KPK investigators who examined the two. However, Wisnu and Joko were not present at the trial today. Apart from Wisnu and Joko, the panel of judges also requested the presence of two BRI KC employees at TNI Headquarters Cilangkap named Ratna Komala Dewi and Bayu Nur Pratama. "The witness who was asked to be confronted happened to be two members of the TNI, yesterday happened to have an assignment, so he could not attend. For the witnesses who were present to verbalize the two KPK investigators, Budi Sukmo and Edi Kurniawan (present), witnesses on behalf of Ratna and Bayu were also present. However, for witnesses Joko and Wisnu Wicaksono, as we explained to His Majesty, they were unable to attend because there was an assignment," said the KPK public prosecutor (JPU). "It means that it is presented for verbalisan that it should be met. This means that if two witnesses are absent, it is certainly irrelevant. So, it is rescheduled," continued Judge Djumyanto. "The letter of assignment (Joko and Wisnu) is until November 26, Your Honor. So, after November 26 (can attend the trial), by November 26, we will report it," said the prosecutor.