Inspector General Napoleon Charged 3 Years In Prison For Joko Tjandra's Red Notice Of Bribery

Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte, who is a defendant in a case of alleged bribery for the removal of red notice for Joko Tjandra, is charged with imprisonment for 3 years.

In addition, Inspector General Napoleon was also asked to pay a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of 6 months.

"To charge with imprisonment for 3 years with an order that the defendant be detained in a detention center," said the prosecutor during a trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, February 15.

The prosecutor's decision regarding the charges against Inspector General Napoleon was based on two considerations. Both things are burdensome and lighten.

For burdensome matters, Inspector General Napoleon is considered not to support the government to eradicate corruption, collusion and nepotism. The defendant's actions damaged the public's trust in law enforcement agencies.

"As a relief, the defendant was cooperative during the trial. Then the defendant had only committed a crime once," he said.

With these two considerations, Napoleon was deemed to have violated Article 5 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or b of Law (UU) of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code.

For information, Inspector General Napoleon was accused of accepting bribes from Joko Tjandra. The bribe was intended to remove Joko Tjandra's name from the red notice list.

When receiving the bribe, Inspector General Napoleon was still the Head of the International Relations Division (Hubinter) of the National Police. He is said to have received 200 thousand Singapore dollars and 370 thousand US dollars from Tommy Sumardi.

Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte was charged with accepting bribes together with Brigadier General Prasetijo, who at that time served as Head of the PPNS Police Supervisory Coordinator Bureau (Karo Korwas). However, in the charge, Brigadier General Prasetijo is said to have received 100 thousand US dollars.