AGO: Case Of Alleged Money Laundering In Mimika Examined

Kapuspenkum AGO Harli Siregar/DOK IST

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has stated that it has continued the aspirations of the public regarding the legal process of the alleged Money Laundering (TPPU) case in Mimika to the Papua High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati). Currently, the case is said to be being studied.

Previously, the Papuan Anti-Corruption Society Alliance (AMPAK) held a demonstration in front of the AGO.

"Yes, so when they arrived first we will continue to Papua. I just called Aspidsus there, this is being reviewed for handling. Try asking there," said the Head of the Attorney General's Office, Harli Siregar when contacted, Tuesday, August 13.

According to him, everything that has been conveyed by the community group has been forwarded to the Papua High Prosecutor's Office.

"We have continued to go there, not just monitors, we have submitted the first time of demonstration there, meaning asking there," he said.

"Where are we holding back, immediately. I just asked Aspidsus, because I asked first. Because I don't want to talk carelessly," continued Harli.

Meanwhile, AMPAK demanded that the alleged money laundering case be resolved in Mimika.

"So today we, from the Papuan Anti-Corruption Society Alliance, came to the Attorney General's Office regarding the issue of money laundering offenses committed by Johanes Rettob, who is suspected of committing a crime of money laundering offenses," said AMPAK Coordinator, Alfred Pabika.

"So, we came to the Attorney General's Office so that the Attorney General's Office would seriously deal with the money laundering problem carried out by Johannes Rettob," he continued.

Alfred admitted that his party had data from the Financial Transaction Analysis Report Center (PPATK).

"So we also have data from PPATK, because based on the Papuan conference of the Papua High Prosecutor's Office in 2023, on the 22nd, they did not have evidence from PPATK related to the Crime of Money Laundering," he said.

"So, we came to the Attorney General's Office because the Papua High Prosecutor's Office took too long, so we pressed the Attorney General's Office to immediately urge the Papua Attorney General's Office and investigators to immediately process the money laundering case allegedly committed by the Mimika Regent's PLT brother," he continued.

He revealed that his party had visited the Papua Prosecutor's Office, which was currently calculating state losses related to money laundering.

"And they are collecting evidence, so we want the suspect to commit a crime of money laundering to run for another candidate, immediately raise his status from the suspicion of being a suspect," he said.

"Because this is clear evidence, there is already PPATK. Our hope from the Anti-Corruption Papuan Community Alliance is that soon our aspirations convey that the Attorney General's Office is even more serious in emphasizing investigators at the high prosecutor's office in Papua to immediately process the alleged money laundering crime committed by the Mimika Regent's PLT," concluded Alfred.