The Attorney General's Office Names 3 New Suspects In The Asabri Corruption Case

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JAKARTA - Investigators of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office have named three new suspects in the alleged corruption case of financial management and investment funds at PT Asabri.

The Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) at the Attorney General's Office, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, said the three new suspects had the initials ESS, alias THS, B, and RARL.

The ESS suspect refers to Edward Seky Soeryadjaya alias THS as an entrepreneur, former Director of Ortos Holding Ltd. Initial B refers to Bety Halim as the former President Commissioner of PT Energi Millennium Sekuritas, previously known as PT Millennium Danatama Sekuritas.

Next, the suspect RARL refers to Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief as Commissioner of PT Sekawan Inti Pratama.

These three suspects, said Leonard, have the status of convicts and defendants in other cases or cases and have been detained in prisons and state detention centers.

"These three suspects have been detained in other cases", Leonard said.

He explained that the suspect ESS, alias THS, was a convict in the Pertamina Pension Fund case. At this time the person concerned is being held at the Class II-A Correctional Institution, Salemba, Central Jakarta. Suspect B has the status of a convict in the Pertamina Pension Fund case who is now languishing in the Class II-A Women's Correctional Institution, Tangerang.

Meanwhile, suspect RARL, who is a defendant in the Danareksa case, is currently being held at the Salemba State Detention Center at the Attorney General's Office.

The actions of the three suspects are subject to criminal sanctions under Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st KUHP subsidiary Article 3 jo. Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Previously, in the indictment, the public prosecutor (JPU) stated that 15 people had received wealth in the alleged corruption case of financial management and investment funds at PT Asuransi Sosial Berarm Republik (Asabri).

Eight of them are defendants in cases that cost the state finances for IDR 22.78 trillion, one is a suspect whose prosecution was terminated because he died, while six others have not been charged.