Ombudsman Commissioner's Recommendation Considered to Influence Court Decision

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, Anang Supriatna/ Photo: Ari K

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) RI is currently investigating the recommendations issued by a commissioner of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia which are suspected to have an impact on a number of court decisions.

This investigation is part of the development of the investigation related to the case of alleged obstruction of the legal process.

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, Anang Supriatna, said investigators took this step after studying the facts revealed at the trial and coordinating with the public prosecutor.

"The public prosecutor has studied based on the facts of the trial and cooperated with the investigators. This is an expansion," Anang told reporters, Friday, March 13, 2026.

According to Anang, the recommendation issued by one of the Ombudsman commissioners is suspected of having an influence on a number of decisions in various judicial institutions.

"The recommendation from the Ombudsman issued by one of the commissioners affects the decision, both in the PTUN and in Tipikor which eventually goes free. It even has an impact on civil litigation. This is a consideration for investigators," he said.

Anang added that investigators are still collecting evidence and tracing the possibility of interests behind the recommendation. However, he emphasized that the investigation process is still ongoing so that not all information can be conveyed to the public.

"This is still in the process of investigation. We can't open everything, but investigators are certainly moving based on evidence and evidence that are related to each other," he said.

He ensured that the Attorney General's Office would investigate all the facts that emerged in the legal process to determine whether the recommendation had any connection to the case under investigation.

In addition, regarding the schedule for the examination of the Commissioner of the Indonesian Ombudsman, Yeka Hendra Fatika, Anang said that until now there has been no agenda for the examination of the person concerned, although previously investigators had conducted a search.

"Until now it hasn't. But some witnesses have," he said.

Previously, the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia was searched by investigators from the Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) on Monday, March 9, 2026. The search was related to alleged obstruction of the legal process in the case of corruption in cooking oil made from crude palm oil (CPO) involving a number of corporations.

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, confirmed the search. Anang said the search was part of the investigation into alleged attempts to hinder the investigation and prosecution of the cooking oil case.

"Yes, there was a search at the Ombudsman. Related to obstruction of investigation and prosecution of the migor case," he concluded.