Panel Of Judges Rejects Exception Of Maria Pauline Lumowa, Defendant In Bank Breaking Case

Maria Pauline Lumowa (Photo by: Kemenkumham PR)

JAKARTA - The panel of judges rejected the note of objection or exception filed by the defendant in the Kebayoran Baru branch of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) alleged burglary with a fictitious Letter of Credit (L / C) mode, Maria Pauline Lumowa.

"On trial, one stated that the objection of the lawyer for the defendant Pauline Maria Lumowa was unacceptable," said chief judge Saifuddin during the trial at the Corruption Eradication Commission, Jakarta, Monday, February 1.

The objection note was rejected because the panel of judges considered the indictment letter from the public prosecutor (JPU) in accordance with the regulations. So, the trial of this case was continued to the next stage.

"To declare that the indictment of the public prosecutor has met the provisions of Article 143 paragraph 2 letters a and b of Law 8 of 1981 concerning KUHAP," he said.

"Ordered the public prosecutor to continue the case of the defendant Pauline Maria Lumowa based on the indictment of the public prosecutor," continued Saifuddin.

With the rejection of the objection note, the trial of this case will be continued with an agenda for examining witnesses. The trial will be held again on Friday, February 5.

Previously, the defendant Maria Pauline Lumowa filed an exception on the indictment of the public prosecutor (JPU) about enriching himself through the disbursement of several letters of credit (L / C) to Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and the crime of money laundering (TPPU).

In the exception he filed, the defendant, who has been a fugitive for 17 years in the bank fraud case worth Rp1.7 trillion, asked that the examination not be continued. Besides, he also asked to be released.

"Ordered the public prosecutor to stop examining the case, ordered the public prosecutor to release the defendant from detention," said Maria's lawyer, Muadz Heidar.

In this case, Maria is deemed to have caused state losses of IDR 1.2 trillion. Thus, charged with Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on Eradicating Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, subsidiary to Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on Eradication of Acts Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st KUHP in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph (1) KUHP.

Maria was also charged with Article 3 Paragraph (1) letter a of the Law on the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering, subsidiary to Article 6 Paragraph (1) letters a and b of the Law on Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.