Indictment Canceled By Corruption Court Judge, Status 13 MI Jiwasraya Still Defendant

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JAKARTA - Head of the Central Jakarta District Attorney's Office, Bima Suprayoga, stated that the legal status of 13 investment managers in the Jiwasraya corruption case are still defendants.

Previously, the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court withdrew the Public Prosecutor's (JPU) charge or null and void.

"The status of these 13 investment managers is still a defendant," Bima told reporters, Wednesday, August 18.

Their status is still as defendants because in the decision of the panel of judges they only question the technical preparation of case files. Therefore, the subject matter of the case does not have any problems.

"Because the interlocutory decision also stated that it was only related to the problem of merging case files," said Bima.

Previously, Bima said that he had prepared two schemes related to the judge's decision. The first scheme that will be carried out is to improve the preparation of the indictments or separate them.

Then, the corrected charges will be transferred back to the court.

"The public prosecutor will determine his attitude, whether to repair the indictment and then transfer the indictment back," said Bima.

While the second scheme is by filing a legal action. Later, the team of prosecutors will file an objection to the DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) on the judge's decision.

"Take legal action by filing an objection in accordance with 156 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the High Court," said Bima.

Meanwhile, the eight defendants in the alleged corruption case in the management of PT. The Social Insurance of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Asabri) Persero was charged with harming state finances worth Rp22.788 trillion.

The defendants were, among others, the President Director of PT Asabri March 2016 - July 2020 Lt. Gen. Retired. Sonny Widjaja, President Director of PT Asabri 2012 - March 2016 Major General Retired. Adam Rachmat Damiri, Director of Investment and Finance of PT Asabri July 2014 - August 2019 Hari Setianto, President Director of PT Eureka Prima Jakarta Tbk (LCGP) Lukman Purnomosidi, Director of PT Jakarta Issuer Investor Relations Jimmy Sutopo, President Director of PT Hanson International Tbk. Benny Tjokrosaputro and President Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera Heru Hidayat.

However, one defendant was not present at the trial because he was still in the hospital due to exposure to COVID-19, namely Bachtiar Effendi as Director of Investment and Finance of PT. Asabri 2012 - June 2014.