Even Though They Have Been Detained, The AMIN National Team Is Sure That Indra Charismiadji Is Innocent

Head of the National Legal Team of the Anies-Muhaimin (AMIN) National Team Ari Yusuf Amir at the AMIN Winning House, Diponegoro Street, Central Jakarta, Thursday, December 28 (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Head of the Anies-Muhaimin (AMIN) National Legal Team Ari Yusuf Amir believes that AMIN National Team Spokesperson Indra Charismiadji is innocent even though he has now been named a suspect and has been detained by the East Jakarta District Attorney.

This is also the basis for the AMIN national team to appoint Indra as a spokesman, when Indra was involved in a case of alleged tax and money laundering crime several years ago.

"We are aware of these cases and we still believe that he is innocent. Therefore, we appointed him as a spokesman," Ari said at a press conference at the AMIN Winning House, Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Thursday, December 28.

Moreover, according to Ari, the tax embezzlement case that dragged Indra has occurred since 2019. Ari also questioned why Indra should be detained from the case which allegedly caused state losses of Rp. 1 billion.

"We both know that this case has been going on for a long time, it has been more than a year and this is a tax case that is handled by taxes, and the value is not fantastic, only Rp. 1 billion. Even that in the company's case, he is not as anything. This means that this case is legally still debateable or can still be debated," explained Ari.

On the one hand, Ari emphasized that his party would provide legal assistance to Indra, who is also a NasDem Party politician, to deal with the case that dragged him down.

For information, the East Jakarta District Attorney (Kejari) officially detained the spokesman for the AMIN National Team, Nurindra B. Charismiadji, at the Cipinang Detention Center on suspicion of tax evasion.

"Suspect Nurindra B Charismiadji is being held at the Cipinang Detention Center based on the Prosecution Level Order of the Head of the East Jakarta District Attorney Number: PRINT-25 /M.1.13 / Ft.2 / 12/2023 dated 27 December 2023," said Acting Head of the Intelligence Section of the East Jakarta Kejari Mahfuddin in his statement.

Indra and another suspect, Ike Andriani, were detained for 20 days from Wednesday, December 27, 2023 to Monday, January 15, 2024.

In this case, Indra as the owner or controller of PT Luki Mandiri Indonesia Raya, together with the suspect Ike Andriani as the Manager or Controller of PT Luki Mandiri Indonesia Raya.

In January 2019 - December 2019 it was suspected of committing Tax Crimes and Money Laundering Crimes by intentionally not submitting a VAT period notification letter or intentionally not depositing VAT that had been collected into the state treasury, causing losses to state revenues amounting to Rp1,103,028,418.

Indra is suspected of violating Article 39 paragraph (1) letter c jo. Article 43 paragraph (1) of Law Number: 28 of 2007 concerning the third amendment to Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures as amended several times and amended lastly by Law Number 7 of 2021 concerning Harmonization of Tax Regulations jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

And Article 39 paragraph (1) letter i jo. Article 43 paragraph (1) of Law Number: 28 of 2007 concerning the third amendment to Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures as amended several times and amended lastly by Law Number 7 of 2021 concerning Harmonization of Tax Regulations jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Article 3 jo. Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.

Article 5 in conjunction with Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of money laundering.