Answer To RJ Lino's Lawsuit, KPK: Determination And Detention Of Suspects In Accordance With Legal Regulations!

KPK Building (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) asked the South Jakarta District Court to reject the pretrial lawsuit filed by former Pelindo II President Director Richard Joost (RJ) Lino.

There were a number of reasons presented by the anti-graft commission for the judge to reject the lawsuit. Including, the determination and detention of a suspect in a corruption case have been carried out in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.

"The KPK requests the pretrial judge to decide to accept and grant the respondent's answer in full and to reject the pretrial request made by the suspect RJL as registered in the case register Number 43/Pid.Pra/2021/PNJkt.Sel. Or at least declare that the pretrial request cannot be accepted (niet ontvankelijk verklaard)," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters, Thursday, May 20.

Not only that, but the KPK has also asked for information from 18 people including RJ Lino and a number of experts such as experts from the Bandung Technical Institute (ITB) and experts in calculating state losses from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

"Then carried out an in-depth analysis of various related documents," said Ali.

Furthermore, investigators have also conducted case titles several times in the presence of KPK leaders and officials at deputy prosecution. Thus, it was agreed that criminal acts of corruption were found in the procurement process.

As a follow-up to the investigation stage, the KPK has also examined 77 witnesses including the examination of state loss experts from BPK, experts in calculating HPP QCC from ITB.

The confiscation of goods, in this case, continued Ali, had also been carried out based on the permission of the KPK Supervisory Board, and a confiscation report was made. Meanwhile, regarding procurement, the anti-gas commission also ensures that it has been carried out based on legal regulations.

"The KPK also informed the family," he said.

As for the calculation of state financial losses in this case it has been obtained based on a letter from ITB and a letter from the BPK. Ali said that the KPK asked for help from Accounting Forensic Experts who basically said there was a state loss of 1,974,911.29 US dollars or the equivalent of IDR 17,799,875,456.77 (BI rate on April 27, 2010, 1 US dollar equivalent to IDR 9,013,00).

Thus, the KPK asked the judge to declare that the investigation on RJ Lino was legally valid and had legal force. Moreover, the criminal act of corruption in the procurement of 3 units of Quay Container Crane (QCC) at PT Pelindo has been investigated after a public complaint was made on March 5, 2014.

The anti-graft commission also asked the judge to declare that RJ Lino's detention was legally valid. "To declare that the arrest of the suspect RJL is lawful and has binding force," said Ali.

Not only that, but the KPK also requested that all actions in the investigation of this corruption case be declared legal and based on law and have binding power.

Previously reported, RJ Lino filed a pretrial lawsuit. He asked himself to be released from the KPK Detention Center.

This request was conveyed by Agus Dwiwarsono as RJ Lino's attorney while reading out the pretrial petition at the South Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, May 18.

He called the process of investigation and detention of his client illegal and not based on law.