Trade Minister Lutfi Will Be Investigated Or Not In The Case Of Cooking Oil, The AGO Can't Confirm Yet

Kapuspenkum AGO Ketut Sumedana, Jampidsus)Febrie Adriansyah, and Director of Investigations Jampidsus Supardi, gave a press statement related to the corruption case of CPO/ANTARA/Laily Rahmawaty exports

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia has not set a time for the examination of the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi related to the case of granting CPO export facilities which resulted in a shortage of cooking oil.

Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) the Attorney General's Office, Febrie Adriansyah, said that his staff worked professionally to prove the crime of corruption. In fact, there are several people who have an interest in being examined as witnesses.

"Specifically whether the minister was examined or not? I can't answer yet because this process is still ongoing. When the investigation is ongoing, of course there are priority stages," Febrie said at a press conference at the Attorney General's Office, Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Friday, April 22.

Febrie explained, the Jampidsus investigation team worked professionally to find that there was a bad act based on the available evidence, the case was classified as a criminal act of corruption that had afflicted the community.

In carrying out the proof of the alleged article against the suspect, continued Febrie, there are several people who are interested in investigators to be examined as witnesses.

"This witness examination is not only from the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag), but also outside the Ministry of Trade, it can be pure private sector, experts from fellow auditors, as well as universities," said Febrie.

According to him, in the investigation of this case there are priority stages carried out by his staff.

Currently, continued Febrie, the prosecutor's investigators are busy with researching electronic evidence (BBE) and collecting other evidence that is considered strong enough to determine the case. For example, the development he intended was how to subdue the gratification or bribery allegedly committed by the suspects.

"Well, investigators are currently working, there are PPATK friends and other asset trackers. We are concerned with priority steps," said Febrie.

There are also four people who have been named as suspects, namely the Director General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Trade, Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana. Furthermore, Master Parulian Tumanggor as Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia.

Then Stanley MA as Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri/Permata Hijau Group, and Picare Tagore Sitanggang as General Manager of General Affairs Section of PT Musim Mas.

Regarding whether the suspects will be charged with the money laundering crime article (TPPU), Febrie said it is possible to develop the criminal act of money laundering, including looking for other suspects involved. This is related to evidence.

"From the evidence, it will be evaluated and exposed to media which is attended by our full range of directors, expert staff, we will continue to develop this," he said.

According to Febrie, if in the export it turns out that someone is involved in the issuance and there is a shortage of cooking oil, his party will designate the person concerned as a suspect, including summoning witnesses.

"So, we are following the process, the first stage is the concentration of investigators who are of priority interest, later we will see the second process from other stages," said Febrie.