Profile Of Raimel Jesaja From Kajati Sultra Who Successfully Saved Rp45 Billion Of State Money

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Raimel Jesaja is one of the important figures in the world of law and the Indonesian prosecutor's office. A long and dedicated career has brought Toraja-blooded men to occupy various strategic positions within the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia.

Raimel Jesaja's actions in enforcing the law and eradicating corruption in various regions show his firmness and commitment in carrying out his duties while in office.

Raimel Jesaja was officially appointed as Head of the Southeast Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) in March 2022. This appointment coincided with the rotation of 65 State Civil Apparatus (ASN) within the Prosecutor's Office, as stated in Attorney General's Decree Number 54 concerning Transfer, Dismissal, and Appointment from and within the Structural Position of the Attorney General's State Civil Apparatus (ASN). This decree was signed by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin on February 18, 2022.

Prior to serving as Kajati Sultra, Raimel had a long track record in various parts of Indonesia. In 2020, he served as Deputy Head of the North Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office (Wakajati), then in 2021 he changed duties to Deputy Head of South Sulawesi (Sulsel).

The role of Raimel Jesaja as Kajati Sultra is a moment to return to the area that has been served before. In 2015, he served as Assistant for Special Crimes (Aspidsus) at the Southeast Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office, where he had handled various major corruption cases in the province.

One of the cases in the spotlight is the alleged corruption in the construction of the North Konawe Regent's office (Konut) which ensnared the former Regent of North Konut, Aswad Sulaiman. This case caused state losses of Rp. 2.3 billion and became one of 45 corruption cases handled by the Southeast Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office at that time.

"The Attorney General's Office in Southeast Sulawesi must be able to carry out its duties and functions properly. It must be optimal regarding legal knowledge, the insight is widespread and more important can provide benefits for Southeast Sulawesi," Raimel said in a media statement, Sunday, March 16.

Raimel Jesaja's brilliant performance in Southeast Sulawesi led him to get a promotion in 2017 as Head of the South Jakarta District Attorney's Office (Kajari). He replaced Sarjono Turin who was transferred as Aspidsus of the DKI Jakarta Attorney General's Office.

After the success in South Jakarta, Raimel Jesaja continued to get promotions to more strategic positions. On September 14, 2019, he was trusted to serve as Aspidsus of the South Sumatra Attorney General's Office (Sumsel). In South Sumatra, the firm figure again showed his success by returning state losses of Rp. 5.3 billion in the case of alleged corruption in the access road project of Atung Bungsu Airport, Pagar Alam City, for the 2013 fiscal year.

"The state money that was saved from corruption and money laundering cases throughout 2022 was IDR 5.395 billion," explained Raimel Jesaja.

Raimel's career continued to climb when he was appointed as coordinator of the Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes (Jampidum) at the Attorney General's Office. Not long after, in 2020, he was again promoted as Deputy Head of North Sulawesi, then in 2021 he became Deputy Head of South Sulawesi.

On February 8, 2023, after one year and one month serving as Kajati Sultra, Raimel Jesaja again received promotions. He was appointed as Director of Economics and Finance at the Deputy Attorney General for Intelligence (Jamintel) of the Attorney General's Office, a strategic position in supervision and law enforcement in the economic and financial sectors.

Raimel Jesaja is known as a firm figure in eradicating corruption and indiscriminately. In every place of duty, he always tries to uncover and take action against various cases that harm the state. His firmness in handling big cases and his dedication to improving the legal system in Indonesia made him one of the important figures in the prosecutor's office, which is currently the spearhead of public trust.

"We also cannot deny that there are still many acts against the law, but if we can still provide understanding and prevention, why not. That is our challenge going forward. Because if we immediately give punishment, it does not provide benefits and does not guarantee any deterrent effect. Besides that, it will also increase the cost of the state, it will also have an economic impact on the perpetrator's family," said Raimel Jesaja.

Raimel Jesaja continues to show a strong commitment in upholding justice and eradicating corruption in Indonesia. Its success in various regions is clear evidence that professionalism and integrity are the keys in carrying out their duties as law enforcement officers.