The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has handed over nine suspects in the alleged corruption case of sugar importation at the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) for the 2015-2016 period to the Central Jakarta District Attorney. Thus, the suspects will soon be tried at the trial stage.

"The team of investigating prosecutors at the Directorate of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the AGO has carried out the handover of the suspect's responsibilities and evidence of 9 (nine) suspects to the Public Prosecutor at the Central Jakarta District Attorney," said Head of the Attorney General's Office, Harli Siregar in his statement, Wednesday, May 21.

The delegation process or phase two will be carried out on Monday, May 19. That way, the prosecutor will prepare the indictment files for the suspects.

Then, register the case with the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court. Thus, they will soon be tried at the trial stage.

"The public prosecutor's team will immediately prepare an indictment for the transfer of the case file to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court," said Harli.

The nine suspects are TWN always President Director of PT Angels Products (AP), WN as President Director of PT Andalan Furnindo (AF), HS as President Director of PT Sentra Usahatama Jaya (SUJ), and IS as President Director of PT Medan Sugar Industry (MSI).

Other suspects, namely TSEP as Director of PT Makassar Tene (MT), HAT as Director of PT Duta Sugar International (DSI), ASB as President Director of PT Kebun Tebu Mas (KTM), HFH as President Director of PT Berkah Manis Makmur (BMM), and ES as Director of PT Permata Dunia Sukses Utama (PDSU).

The suspects are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.


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