The Corruption Eradication Commission Can Process Sjamsul Nursalim And His Wife If They Find Mark-Up Assets

KPK Building (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - Vice Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron said Sjamsul Nursalim and his wife, Itjih Nursalim are likely to be involved in other criminal cases in the corruption case of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance Certificate (SKL).

This was conveyed after his agency issued a Warrant to Stop Investigation (SP3) in a case that allegedly cost the country hundreds of trillions of rupiah.

"If found for example there is a bubble or mark up or increase in the value of assets that are separate from the actions of SAT (Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung) it is still an open act and can be done legal process", Ghufron said in a video statement, Monday, April 12.

In the case of SKL Bank Liquidity Assistance (BLBI), Sjamsul and Itjih Nursalim are controlling shareholders of Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI) which is one of BLBI's obligors. The two became suspects after alleged corruption with National Bank Restructuring Agency Chairman Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung.

Back to Ghufron, the SP3 issued by KPK has indeed decided the investigation conducted against the three people. However, the possibility to process Sjamsul and Itjih is still open in the future.

"It means that we will not then be limited to the principle of nebis in idem, because of separate deeds. But with SAT, we have to respect and obey the cassation verdict", he said.

"The origin of the construction of a single act is no longer related to SAT or other acts that have been decided cessation", added Ghufron.

As for the return of state assets, he said it is still open through civil channels. Ghufron explained that civil lawsuits can be filed by the state prosecutor general.

"In the criminal perspective, it is no longer there but in the civil perspective if it is the actions of SN and ISN in perspective at the time of misrepresentation as part of the element of unlawful conduct it is certainly possible", he said.

Previously reported, KPK officially stopped the investigation into the corruption case of issuance of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance Certificate (SKL). In addition, the KPK opens the opportunity to stop the investigation of other old cases.

Through a press conference, the KPK Vice Chairman Alexander Marwata stated the BLBI SKL corruption case involving three people namely Sjamsul Nursalim and his wife, Itjih Nursalim, and Syafruddin Arsyad Tumenggung.

This is the first time, the KPK issued a Letter of Termination of Investigation and Prosecution (SP3) in the investigation of corruption cases.

"We announced the termination of the investigation related to alleged corruption committed by the suspect SN (Sjamsul Nursalim) as the controlling shareholder of The National Trade Bank (BDNI) and ISN (Itjih Sjamsul Nursalim), together with SAT (Syafruddin Arsyad Tumenggung) as the chairman of IBRA", Alex said as quoted from the KPK RI YouTube channel, Thursday, April 1.

He explained that the termination of this investigation is based on Article 40 of KPK Law No. 19 of 2019. As a law enforcement officer, Alex said, of course, the KPK must comply.

Alex said that the issuance of the Letter of Termination of Investigation and Prosecution (SP3) is also done as a form of providing legal certainty in accordance with the applicable rules. "As mandated by Article 5 of the KPK Law, namely in carrying out its duties and authorities of the KPK is based on the principle of legal certainty", he said.