Denies Anita Kolopaking's Statement About 50 Thousand US Dollars, Pinangki Claims To Pay A Diamond Ring Of IDR 1.5 Billion

JAKARTA The defendant in the case of alleged gratification in the processing of a fatwa from the Supreme Court (MA), prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, said that the US $ 50 thousand (US) money given to Anita Kolopaking was not a legal fee payment from Joko Tjandra. Pinangki claimed the money was a diamond buying and selling transaction.

"The 50 thousand (US dollar) issue may be that Mrs. Anita forgot, because we had several transactions regarding the sale and purchase of diamonds," said Pinangki when responding to the trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, November 25.

Pinangki said, Anita Kolopaking had sold the diamond ring to him. The diamond ring is valued at around IDR 1.5 billion.

In addition, Pinangki also said that Anita's statement was wrong about the giving of US $ 50 thousand on November 26 at the Essence Darmawangsa apartment. Because, on that date Pinangki was not in the apartment.

"On November 26, I was not at Darmawangsa Essence because it was my father's schedule of 3 treatments. So I was not at Essence," he said.

Previously, Anita Kolopaking said that she had urged the defendant prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari to ask Andi Irfan Jaya to submit a consultation payment fee from Joko Tjandra.

"Because operations need cash flow, I pressed him a little," said Anita at the trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, November 25.

Then, Anita asked Pinangki to pay the wages of Joko Tjandra using the money first. Later that money will be replaced by deducting from the money held by Andi Irfan Jaya.

However, Anita did not explain how much money Pinangki gave her.

"Yes, you can not lend me first when Andi Irfan Jaya gives (money) it can be cut. Then at 9 o'clock Pinangki told me that Ms. Anita came here and took (the money)," he said.

In this case, prosecutor Pinangki was charged with three counts, namely the first charge of receiving a bribe of US $ 500,000 (around Rp7.4 billion) from the convicted Bank Bali cessie case Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra.

Second, the money laundering charges originating from the receipt of bribes amounting to 444,900 dollars or around Rp6,219,380,900.00 as money given by Djoko Tjandra for the processing of a fatwa to the Supreme Court.

Third, Pinangki was charged with committing an evil conspiracy with Andi Irfan Jaya and Djoko Tjandra to bribe officials at the AGO and MA worth 10 million US dollars.