The Attorney General's Office Said About Prabowo's Request For A 50-Year Sentence For Harvey Moeis

The defendant Harvey Moeis (right) and his wife Sandra Dewi attended a follow-up hearing in the alleged corruption case of tin trading system (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) stated that it adhered to the Corruption Act (Tipikor) when determining the criminal charges against the accused in a corruption case.

The statement was in response to President Prabowo Subianto who asked the defendant in a corruption case that had cost the state hundreds of trillions, one of which was Harvey Moeis, to be sentenced to 50 years in prison.

"The president is the head of state, yes, the thoughts of the president are philosophical thought, benefit. Well, while we are the operational level, of course law enforcement must be carried out in existing regulations. So it must be returned to the existing regulations, the Corruption Act," said Harli to reporters, Tuesday, December 31.

Apart from this, to fulfill a sense of justice, the public prosecutor is said to have registered an appeal against the decision. Currently, the prosecutor is drafting an appeal argument to convince the panel of judges at the appeal level who will later try the case.

"The public prosecutor is focusing on compiling points or points from the arguments related to the memorandum of appeal. Well, we are committed even though maybe we are still waiting for a copy of the decision, but because there is a trial record carried out by the general closing prosecutor, we can also use it as a guideline," he said.

Apart from that, the AGO will support all presidential decisions. Especially regarding severe punishments for corruptors.

"Regarding the president's statement, of course, we really support what he has stated," said Harli.

Prabowo assessed that the light verdict for corruptors hurt the hearts of the people. Therefore, President Prabowo ordered Attorney General ST Burhanuddin to appeal corruption cases whose verdict is believed to be too light.

"The people understand that the robbery of hundreds of trillions of sentences (years)," said the President in front of high-ranking officials of ministries/agencies and regional heads while giving a briefing at the Musrenbangnas, Monday, December 30.

The President continued to emphasize that corruption defendants should receive a severe verdict.

"The version is 50 years, that's about it," the President told the Attorney General.