Fikasa Group Investment Victims Ask For State Legal Protection

Riki Rikardo Manik as the attorney for investment victims/ Photo: ISt

After the release of the defendants in the alleged Fikasa Group investment case, the victims asked for legal protection from the state through the President, DPR RI, the Attorney General's Office, and the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs,

Riki Rikardo Manik as the victim's attorney assessed that the Supreme Court (MA)'s decision in the TPPU case Number 3353K/Pid.Sus/2024 involving Bhakti Salim and his friends was considered odd and ignored justice for the victims.

In fact, he considered it against the rule of law, on the basis of the defendants Bhakti Salim et al had previously been found guilty in the Basic Case (State Criminal Act), namely criminal banking crime and sentenced to 14 years.

The decision of the main case, Riki continued, has permanent legal force based on the decision of the Supreme Court 5136K/Pidsus/2022. Even called Riki, Bhakti Salim was also found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to 11 years according to the Decision of the Pekanbaru District Court 1155/Pidsus/2022/PN.Pbr and upheld by the Decision of the Riau High Court 612/Pid.Sus/2023/PT.PBR.

"This means that five judicial decisions from the first level to the cassation state that the defendant has been proven guilty. But strangely, the cassation judge in the TPPU case even acquitted the defendants, it is clear that this decision violates the rules and legal logic, which is why the defendant has been found guilty in the main case but can be released in the TPPU case," Riki said in a written statement in Central Jakarta, Tuesday, August 20.

Riki said, it was clearly proven that the proceeds from the crime of the main case were used in the money laundering case.

"As a result of this decision, it will have a very terrible impact, in addition to harming thousands of victims of the Fikasa Group's investment of up to trillions of rupiah, this decision can be used as justification for investment crimes that are increasingly occurring and detrimental to the community," he said.

According to Riki, the case of Indosurya investment fraud that was acquitted by the court was repeated in the Fikasa Group investment money laundering case.

Riki added that the victims urged the Attorney General's Office to immediately take legal action to review (PK) for the benefit of the community, many were victims.

"Even the victim is also willing to submit himself as a Request for Review (PK) as the third party with an interest in this case," he said.