DPR Asked To Use Questionnaire Rights In The Case Of Djoko Tjandra

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JAKARTA - The House of Representatives (DPR) RI must exercise the right to inquiry in the case of Djoko Tjandra. This was done to see the extent to which law enforcers resolve the case.

"ICW urges the Indonesian Parliament to use the right to inquiry in the Djoko Tjandra case against the police, prosecutors, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and the Ministry of Home Affairs," said ICW researcher Donal Fariz in a statement quoted by Antara, Jakarta, Saturday, July 25.

He considered that the Djoko Tjandra case had led to a long polemic but the authorities were not serious about solving the case.

Djoko Tjandra's name was sticking out again when it was found out that he was easy to apply for an electronic KTP (e-KTP) and passport, even though his status was known to be a fugitive in a corruption case.

"The Djoko Tjandra case has caused a long polemic. Djoko Tjandra, a fugitive for the transfer of the right to collect debts from Bank Bali has been a fugitive since 2009. The corruption case that caught him cost the state up to Rp940 billion," said Donal.

According to him, it is almost impossible for Djoko Tjandra to get access to public services and enter and exit Indonesia, which is almost impossible without the help of the authorities.

"This was also proven by the removal of three high-ranking police officers for allegedly helping Djoko Tjandra. However, ICW did not find the seriousness of other parties who should have been able to intervene to investigate the problem. Instead, they preferred to remain silent without doing anything. what, "he said.

The DPR RI, he continued, is one of the parties that can take action in responding to the Djoko Tjandra problem.

He is of the opinion that the DPR RI has the right to conduct investigations through the right to inquiry. The right to inquiry has been carried out for a number of major cases, such as the Century Bank scandal and the BLBI.

"Meanwhile, at this time, there are no signs that they will use their right to inquiry to investigate the Djoko Tjandra case," said Donal.

According to him, this is an irony because some time ago the DPR RI swiftly established the KPK's inquiry right.

"At that time, the big names of members and former DPR RI members were mentioned in the KTP-el corruption case but this time we did not find the same alertness," said Donal.

Previously, the three police generals who were removed from their posts were suspected of having their respective roles in helping Djoko Tjandra, namely Brigadier General Pol. Prasetyo Utomo, Inspector General Pol. Napoleon Bonaparte, and Brigadier General Pol. Nugroho Slamet Wibowo.

"The reason they were removed was because they were proven to have violated the code of ethics. However, the Corruption Eradication Commission can further explore this matter. It does not rule out other actions being taken in helping Djoko Tjandra and leading to criminal acts of corruption," said Donal.

Therefore, ICW also urged KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri to investigate the potential for corruption by the police generals in the Djoko Tjandra case.

"If there is no action from the authorities, this shows that the authorities are not serious in resolving the Djoko Tjandra case. With that, the suspicion that Djoko Tjandra is protected by the current government regime can become clearer," he said.