Warned not to be political, the KPK asked to prove the end chain

Illustration. (Photo: Dok. Antara)

JAKARTA - The news about the alleged flow of Rp21 billion to the Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budhi Utama, in the Blue Ray Cargo case hearing again drew public attention.

Chairman of the Young Anti-Corruption Caucus (Kamaksi) Joko Priyoski said that if the KPK wants to build a construction that money is actually received by certain parties, then the proof does not stop at the code or the giver's belief.

Joko added that what needed to be proven was whether Rizal continued the envelope, whether there were witnesses to the final delivery, whether there was communication showing knowledge or approval, whether there was an asset flow, and whether there was any benefit that was actually enjoyed.

"In criminal law, the belief of the giver is important, but it is not a substitute for the proof of the recipient. It is better that the KPK does not politicize," Joko told VOI, Monday, June 15.

Joko assessed that the news about Rp21 billion must be placed proportionally. According to him, the most accurate analysis at this time is not to state that someone has been proven to have received it, but that there is a construction of an alleged allegation that still has to be tested in court.

"Big numbers should not drown out the most basic question: who is really receiving?" he said.

He added that the Blue Ray Cargo case must remain under control based on the facts of the trial, evidence, and the presumption of innocence.

"Otherwise, we are not building justice. We are just replacing legal trials with public opinion trials," said Joko.