Kompolnas Continues To Collect Evidence About Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa In Tin Corruption: So It's Not Easy To Deny

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The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) continues to collect information regarding the alleged involvement of Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa in a tin corruption case that caused state losses of Rp300 trillion.

"We are currently still gathering information," Kompolnas Commissioner Yusuf Warsyim told VOI, Wednesday, September 18.

The collection of information continues so that Kompolnas gets complete and comprehensive evidence. That way, when clarification is carried out through the National Police's General Supervision Inspectorate (Itwasum), all allegations are not'mental' just like that.

Because, so far the name of Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa is still being linked or there is no information that directs him as evidence of his alleged involvement.

"So if a request for clarification is made, it is certain that it is very easy to say that it is not true," he said

"Therefore, we continue to collect information that can later provide information that becomes interesting for comprehensive clarification," continued Yusuf.

If all information is deemed complete and strong, Kompolnas will immediately submit a request for clarification. It is hoped that it will be carried out next week.

"Hopefully next week the request for official clarification can be submitted to Itwasum," he said.

Apart from that, Yusuf said, the internal police supervisor is believed to have also known about Mukti Juharsa's name which appeared in the trial of the tin corruption case.

"But even so, I am sure from the internal police supervisor, currently there has been a monitor of the mention of the name concerned in the trial," said Yusuf.

Meanwhile, during the trial, Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa was referred to as the party who introduced the defendant Harvey Moeis to representatives of PT Timah Tbk. In fact, asking Sandra's husband to be assisted in terms of tin problems.

The role of Mukti Juharsa was conveyed by Ali Samsuri as an employee of the BUMN PT Timah who was presented as a witness in the trial of the alleged corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah Tbk for the 2015 to 2022 period.

At that time, Mukti Juharsa was still the rank of Kombes and served at the Bangka Belitung Islands Police as Director of Special Criminal Investigation.

Mukti's request was conveyed when it started when Ali was invited to have lunch together at a restaurant in the Tanjung Tinggi area, around 2018.

"At that time, it was introduced by Mr. Dirkrimsus, Your Honor. So he invited me to eat, after that, 'Mr. Ali, these are our friends, maybe we will work together on the problem of equity. Ask for help' in the language of Mr. Dirkrimsus at that time," Ali said in a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, August 26.

In addition, Mukti Juharsa is also the admin of the WhatsApp group 'new smelter' and as the party that submitted a private smelter deposit agreement to PT Timah Tbk of 5 percent of the tin ore export quota.

This was revealed based on the statement of the former general manager (GM) of PT Timah Tbk Province, Bangka Belitung Islands, Ahmad Syahmadi, who was presented as a witness.

"What is the announcement, sir?" asked the prosecutor.

"The point is PT Timah's aspirations are 50 percent, the forum agreed to 5 percent," replied Syahmadi.

Then, the prosecutor tried to find out who made the announcement in the WhatsApp group. At that time, Syahmadi said Brigadier General Mukti Juharsa conveyed it.

"Who said that in the WA group?" asked the prosecutor.

"Pak Dirreskrimsus," replied Syahmadi.