Legal Talks And Asks Jokowi To Witness In The Tin Corruption Case

Legal Illustration Talks, And Asks Jokowi To Witness In The Tin Case (Andry Winarko VOI)

JAKARTA - Andewi's husband, Toni Tamsil, was named a suspect in the Tin corruption case which cost the state Rp. 300 trillion. Toni Tamsil was arrested by the prosecutor's office on January 25, 2024 and entrusted to the Class IIA Tuatunu Correctional Institution (Lapas), Pangkalpinang City.

The man from Koba Subdistrict, Central Bangka, was detained after being named a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah Tbk in 2015-2022.

Based on VOI's search, Toni Tamsil is the younger brother of Thamron alias Aon. Based on the AHU website, AON is the owner of the benefits of CV Venus Inti Perkasa (VIP) and commissioner of PT Menara Cipta Mulia (MCM). The two companies are thought to have been deliberately established to accommodate the flow of corruption funds from PT Timah. And based on information from the prosecutor's office, Toni Tamsil's older brother, AON alias Thamron, will get more than 3.6 trillion.

The determination of Toni as a suspect is based on the Investigation Order Number: Prin-9/F.2/Fd.2/01/2024 dated January 25, 2024 Jo and the Suspect Determination Letter (PIDSUS-18) Number: TAP-09/F.2/Fd.2/01/2024 dated January 25, 2024. After being arrested, this 70-year-old man was entrusted by the High Prosecutor's Office at the Class IIA Tuatunu Prison, Pangkalpinang City.

Head of Security and Order (Kamtib) Mulya and with the permission of the Head of Class IIA Tuatunu Headquarters, Pangkalpinang City Badarudin, agreed to the prosecutor's deposit. According to Badarudin, Toni Tamsil was entrusted at 22.00 WIB. "The name of the deposit is right, it is true. The detainee still has everything right from the detention party, in this case the High Prosecutor's Office," said Mulya.

Eight months languishing in prison iron, right in early September, Toni Tamsil officially held the status of a corruption convict after the verdict at the Pangkalpinang District Court (PN). The Chief Justice of the Pangkalpinang District Court, Rokhmad Budiarto, found Toni guilty of obstructing the investigation or obstruction of justice in the PT Timah Tbk case. Tamsil was decided to have violated Article 21 of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption and was charged with 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 5,000.

"Declaring that the defendant Toni Tamsil alias Akhi is above, legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act intentionally obstruction to the investigation of corruption cases as in the first alternative indictment," said the judge.

This sentence is lighter than the demands of the public prosecutor (JPU). The public prosecutor previously charged Tamsil with Article 21 of Law No. 31 of 1999 and Article 22 of the same law. Toni Tamsil was named a suspect by investigators for obstructing investigations in the process of probing and confiscating heavy equipment. The heavy equipment included 53 excavators and two bulldozers. Not only that, investigators also found resistance and the person concerned tried to eliminate the evidence that was allegedly stored on his cellphone.

The prosecutor who requested that Toni be sentenced to three years and six months in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 thousand, provided that if the fine was not paid, it was replaced with imprisonment for three months.

The case of tin corruption that cost the state Rp300 trillion also dragged several big names such as the husband of artist Sandra Dewi, Harvey Moeis and a wealthy woman at Indak Kapuk Beach (PIK), Helena Lim. The low demands for Toni Tamsil received various criticisms from the public. The prosecutor's office is considered not serious in handling this case.

Low Demands, This Is A Response From The Attorney General's Office And Attorney Toni Tamsil

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has opened its voice regarding the defendant Toni Tamsil alias Akhi who was sentenced to 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 5,000 related to the alleged corruption case of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah Tbk in 2015-2022.

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Harli Siregar, stated that he was still considering determining the next steps against the three-year prison sentence handed down to the defendant in the tin trading corruption case, Toni Tamsil.

"The prosecutor (the public prosecutor) is still using his thoughts on the decision within seven days of the decision according to the procedural law," said Harli, Tuesday, September 3, Harli ensured that the Prosecutor's Office would report further if the prosecutor had taken a stand whether to appeal or not.

The team of attorneys for the defendant in the obstruction case to the investigation of alleged corruption in the tin commodity trading system at PT Timah Tbk, Toni Tamsil, emphasized that their client did not participate in enjoying Rp 300 trillion in corruption money.

Toni's attorney, Johan Adhi Ferdian, said that his client was only charged with obstruction to the investigation into the PT Timah case in Bangka Belitung. Jhohan admitted that he objected to the narrative on social media and mass media which said his client was only sentenced to 3 years in prison and paid compensation of Rp. 5,000 even though corruption was Rp. 300 trillion.

"Our client or Toni Tamsil is not a defendant in the main corruption case with the suspicion of causing state losses of Rp. 300 trillion as has been developing recently," said Johan.

DPR Asks Prosecutors To Summon Jokowi As Witness

Based on the indictment of the public prosecutor, it is written that state financial losses due to the tin management case reached Rp. 300 trillion. The calculation refers to the report on the results of the audit of state financial losses in tin cases as stated in Number PE.04.03/S-522/D5/03/2024 dated May 28.

And coupled with witness testimony, the former Head of the PT Timah Tbk Production Unit for the Bangka Belitung area, Ali Samsuri, who said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked PT Timah to accommodate the people who are illegal miners. Ali testified for Helena Lim, Mochtar Riza Pahlevi Tabrani as President Director of PT Timah Tbk for the 2016-2021 period.

The two information above made a member of Commission VII DPR RI from the PKS faction, Mulyanto, ask the Central Jakarta Corruption Court Prosecutor to summon President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for questioning regarding the corruption case of PT. Tin which cost the state Rp. 300 trillion.

"The prosecutor must have the courage to investigate the court facts in the form of Ali Samsuri's statement, who is a witness for the defendant, former President Director of PT Timah Tbk Mochtar Riza Pahlevi Tabrani and his friends," said Mulyanto.

According to the Deputy Chairperson of the PKS Faction, Jokowi's summons the facts of the trial will become clearer. The reason is, the tin purchased is the result of illegal mining in the area owned by PT. Timah itself. As a result, there was corruption of hundreds of trillions.

"This clarification is important so that the facts of the trial become clear. Because in the trial it was firmly stated by a witness who was former Head of the PT Timah Tbk Production Unit for Bangka Belitung Region, that President Jokowi asked for help in how to convert this illegal tin mine into legal," he said.

Mulyanto added, in practice, PT Timah provides opportunities for partners who own the Mining Services Business License (IUJP) to buy tin ore from illegal miners. In fact, the tin ore was taken from the PT Timah Mining Business Permit (IUP) area.

"Therefore, the Court must summon Jokowi to reveal the real facts," explained Mulyanto.