Regarding The Reduction Of Sentences To Pinangki's Salaries, The DPR Will Ask The Attorney General

Former Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR, Eva Yuliana, confirmed that she would explore the matter of reducing the sentence and execution of Pinangki Sirna Malasari in a meeting of Commission III of the DPR with the Attorney General's Office (AGO). This includes rumors that Pinangki is still receiving a salary because he has not been dismissed as an ASN.

"The judge's decision has hurt the sense of justice," said Eva Yuliana, Thursday, August 5.

In principle, Eva respects the judiciary as an independent institution that cannot be interfered with. However, the NasDem politician is worried that the independence of judges in Indonesia will be questioned because of the decision to circumcise the verdict of corruptors.

"I hope the legal processes and decisions in Indonesia do not hurt the hearts of the people," he said.

It is known, the judge of the DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) reduced Pinangki's sentence from 10 to 4 years in prison on appeal.

Even though he has been sent to the Tangerang Women's Prison, the status of Pinangki prosecutor Sirna Malasari as a State Civil Apparatus (ASN) or PNS is still attached.

Regarding whether Pinangki still receives a salary or not as a civil servant, it is stated in BKN Regulation Number 3 of 2020 concerning Technical Instructions for Dismissing Civil Servants.

Article 40 paragraph (1) explains that the temporary suspension of civil servants who are detained because they are suspects of criminal acts is effective from the time the civil servants are detained. Then, in paragraph (4) mentions that civil servants who are temporarily dismissed as referred to in paragraph (1) will not be given income.

However, in paragraph (5) it is written that the temporarily suspended civil servants as referred to in paragraph (1) will be given temporary dismissal money. The money for dismissal is stated in paragraph (6) which reads "The money for temporary dismissal as referred to in paragraph (5) is given in the amount of 50 percent (fifty percent) of the income from the last position as a civil servant before being temporarily dismissed in accordance with the provisions of the legislation".

While in paragraph (7) it states that the last position income as referred to in paragraph (6) consists of basic salary, family allowances, food allowances and general expensive allowances if any until the stipulation of government regulations governing salaries, allowances and facilities of civil servants based on the Law. -Law Number 5 of 2014 concerning State Civil Apparatus.

Then in paragraph (8) it is explained that the money for temporary dismissal as referred to in paragraph (5) is given in the following month after the stipulation of the temporary suspension.

Then, paragraph (9) states that this temporary suspension is valid until (a) the suspect is released by a warrant to terminate the investigation or prosecution by the competent authority, or (b) the issuance of a court decision with permanent legal force.