Prosecutors Failed To Prove Violations, Brigadier General Prasetijo Asked Judges To Accept Justice Collaborator's Petition

The atmosphere of the trial of Brigadier General Prasetijo at the Corruption Court (Photo: Rizky Adytia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo, through his attorney, asked the panel of judges to grant the request as a justice collaborator in the note of defense of the case of alleged bribery for the removal of a red notice, Joko Tjandra.

The reason is that the public prosecutor (JPU) cannot prove the criminal offense committed by Brigadier General Prasetijo in the case.

"That Brigadier General Prasetijo has submitted a justice collaborator application because he has returned USD 200 thousand. Therefore, we request that the justice collaborator be granted by the panel of judges", Brigadier General Prasetijo attorney Rolas Sitinjak in court at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Monday, March 1.

Also, in the trial with a duplicate agenda, Brigadier General Prasetijo asked the panel of judges to declare all the charges submitted by the prosecutor.

"Stating that the defendant was not legally proven and convincingly committed the criminal act of corruption as charged by the public prosecutor", he said.

Then, Rolas also asked the panel of judges to restore the good name of his client, which had been tarnished by this case.

"To rehabilitate the good name and dignity of the defendant and impose a quo case on the state", he said.

For information, Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo was charged with imprisonment for 2 years and 6 months. He was also demanded to pay a fine of IDR 100 million, a subsidiary of 6 months.

The prosecutor considered that Prasetijo Utomo was proven guilty and convinced of accepting bribes in the removal of red notice for Joko Tjandra. The prosecutor asked the judge to find Prasetijo guilty.

"Sentenced the defendant to imprisonment for 2 years and 6 months with orders that the defendant is held in a detention center", said the team of prosecutors while reading out Pinangki's demands at the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta, Monday, February 8.

In his demands, the prosecutor also asked the panel of judges to reject Prasetijo Utomo's request regarding justice collaborator. Because the prosecutor considered that Prasetijo was proven to have violated Lasal 5 paragraph 2 in conjunction with 5 paragraph 1 letter an of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code. Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo received 100,000 US dollars. This money was a bribe to remove Djoko Tjandra's name from the red notice list.