Despite His JC Status, Joko Tjandra's Colleague Tommy Sumardi Was Sentenced To Be Heavier Than The Demands

Tommy Sumardi (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Entrepreneur Tommy Sumardi received the status of a justice collaborator or a perpetrator who collaborated with law enforcement from a panel of judges, but was still sentenced to a heavier verdict than the prosecutor's (JPU) demand.

The Attorney General's Office prosecutor demanded that he be sentenced to 1.5 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 100 million and a subsidiary of six months in prison. However, the panel of judges sentenced him to two years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 100 million and a subsidiary of six months.

"Imposing to imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of Rp. 100 million on the condition that if the fine is not paid then it is replaced by imprisonment for 6 months," said Chief Judge Muhammad Dami at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) Jakarta, Tuesday.

Damis led the panel of judges consisting of Saifuddin Zuhri and Joko Subagyo, assessing that Tommy was proven to have helped Djoko Tjandra to bribe the former Head of the Indonesian Police's International Relations Division, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte, worth US $ 370,000 and Singapore $ 200,000 and as well as the former Head of the Investigator Coordination and Supervision Bureau. Bareskrim Indonesian Police Civil Servant (PPNS), Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo, amounting to 100,000 US dollars.

However, the panel gave the status of justice collaborator to Tommy.

"Based on the letter of 2 November 2020 regarding the JC application submitted to the panel, after seeing the reasons submitted by the legal advisor and public prosecutor team, the reasons on which the defendant's petition is based can be accepted so that the panel is of the opinion that the defendant's application is a justice collaborator. the a quo case, "said Damis.

According to the judge, Tommy was seen as a collaborator because he had provided significant information and evidence in uncovering other crimes, namely as a witness in the cases of Djoko Tjandra, Bonaparte and Utomo.

The purpose of giving the money was for Bonaparte to remove Djoko Tjandra's name from the wanted list at the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

Around April 2020, Djoko Tjandra contacted Tommmy to discuss ways that Joko Tjandra could enter Indonesia to file a review of the Bank Bali corruption case because he received information that the Interpol Red Notice on him had been opened by the Central Interpol in Lyon, France.

In order for Djoko Tjandra to enter Indonesia, he is willing to give Rp10 billion through Tommy Sumardi to be given to parties who take care of Djoko's interests in entering Indonesia, especially to officials at NCB Interpol Indonesia in the Police International Relations Division.

Regarding the verdict, Tommy and the prosecutor at the Attorney General's Office expressed their thoughts for seven days.