Member Of Commission I DPR Defends The State Intelligence Agency, Problem Djoko Tjandra

Member of the House of Representatives of Commission I Abdul Kadir Karding (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission I DPR RI Abdul Kadir Karding assessed that the request of the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) for President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to evaluate the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) because the escape of the fugitive Cessie Bank Bali case, Djoko Tjandra, was not correct. According to him, the case was not in the domain of BIN but the domain of law enforcers, in this case the Police, the Attorney General's Office, and the KPK.

This National Awakening Party (PKB) politician said it was not right for ICW to call BIN responsible for Djoko Tjandra's escape to Indonesia to file a case review (PK) and run again.

"In fact, if you look at the story and the case, there are many people who have been processed legally. For example, Brigadier General Prasetyo is already a suspect from the police. Then the prosecutor's office or village officials are also in charge of all administrative processes of Djoko Tjandra. This means that there are conspiracies committed by individuals but not. by an institution such as BIN, "Karding said as quoted from his written statement, Wednesday, July 29.

Moreover, he said, the National Police had taken legal action against those who helped Djoko Tjandra and this should be a concern. In addition, Karding continued, BIN only works to provide information to the president regarding national security issues.

"So, in my opinion, how come it is a bit far from the shooting target of ICW friends. If there are parties who want to be blamed, of course we will wait for the legal process. We'll just wait, we urge, or monitor what the legal process is going on," he said.

It is known, ICW requested that BIN be evaluated by President Jokowi because it was deemed unable to trace the whereabouts of fugitive Djoko Tjandra.

"The case of Djoko Tjandra shows that BIN does not have the ability to trace the whereabouts of these big corruptors starting from entering Indonesian jurisdiction, obtaining passports, making electronic ID cards, to registering reconsiderations with the South Jakarta District Court," said ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in a written statement.

Furthermore, Kurnia said that BIN actually had the experience of repatriating corrupt fugitives, namely Totok Ari Prabowo, the former Regent of Temanggung who was arrested in Cambodia in 2015 and Samadikun Hartono in China in 2016. However, under Budi Gunawan's leadership, BIN was unable to detect the the corrupt fugitive.

Thus, the pressure for Jokowi to evaluate the performance of the Head of BIN Budi Gunawan emerged from ICW. Moreover, referring to the Excerpted Budget Implementation List (DIPA) for the 2020 Fiscal Year, the state provided a budget allocation for BIN of Rp. 7.4 trillion, of which Rp. 2 trillion was used for foreign intelligence operations.

"Therefore, ICW urges President Joko Widodo to immediately evaluate the performance of the Head of BIN, Budi Gunawan, because he was proven to have failed in detecting a fugitive in the corruption case, Djoko Tjandra, so that he can easily travel to Indonesia," he said.

After pressing for an evaluation, ICW also urged that the Head of BIN Budi Gunawan be removed from his position if he is found not providing information about the entry of fugitive corruptors to President Jokowi and other law enforcement officials.