MAKI: Mardani Maming's Fugitive Status Aborts Pretrial In South Jakarta District Court

Boyamin Saiman/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) said the pretrial proposed by the former Regent of Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan could be declared invalid. The reason is that he has now been declared a fugitive.

"According to the rules of the Supreme Court, if the status is People Wanted List (DPO), then you cannot file a pretrial. The pretrial is void", said MAKI Coordinator Boyamin Saiman when contacted by VOI via text message, Tuesday, July 26.

The MA rule referred to by Boyamin is contained in the Circular Letter of the Supreme Court Number 1 of 2018 dated March 23, 2018. It is stated that pretrial submissions are prohibited for suspects who have fled or are on a wanted list (DPO) status.

Returning to Boyamin, he asked the KPK to take advantage of the fugitive's determination to win the pretrial. The trick is to submit documents related to the determination of the wanted list (DPO).

Moreover, the pretrial process at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) is still ongoing today, Tuesday, July 26.

"KPK should have attached a conclusion today, and at the same time, submitted Maming's DPO. So tomorrow's pretrial decision will be invalid", he said.

The KPK included Mardani in the DPO today, Tuesday, July 26. Previously, he was absent from the summons of investigators as a suspect twice.

When investigators visited his apartment in the Jakarta area, Mardani was also nowhere to be seen. So, investigators went home empty-handed.

Previously, Mardani was named a suspect after being prevented from going abroad by the Directorate General of Immigration at the request of the KPK. Before being named a suspect, he had also been questioned.

However, after being questioned, Mardani admitted that he was asked for information regarding his problem with the owner of PT Jhonlin Group Samsudin Andi Arsyad alias Haji Isam.

Even so, Maming's name was actually mentioned as receiving Rp89 billion in money in a trial for alleged bribery for a mining business permit (IUP) in Tanah Bumbu Regency which was held at the Tipikor Court, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

This allegation was conveyed by the younger brother of former President Director of PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara (PCN) Henry Soetio, Christian Soetio. At that time, Christian claimed to know that there was a flow of funds to the former Regent of Tanah Bumbu Mardani H Maming through PT Permata Abadi Raya (PAR) and PT Trans Surya Perkasa (TSP).

The money transfer has been going on since 2014. The amount of tens of billions of rupiah is referred to as the amount quoted based on PT PCN's financial statements.