The Attorney General's Office Names One Suspect In The Opportunity To Investigate Tin Cases

Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General's Office Kuntadi. BETWEEN/Putu Indah Savitri

JAKARTA - Investigators of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office have named one suspect for the obstruction of investigation in the alleged corruption case of tin commodity trading procedures for mining business permits (IUP) PT Timah Tbk for the 2015-2022 period. Director of Investigation Jampidsus Kuntadi in Jakarta, Tuesday, said the suspect with the initials TT, was suspected of having carried out a series of activities to obstruct investigators' efforts to collect evidence. "So that for this action, the investigative team felt a number of obstacles. Therefore, to avoid the loss of evidence, we imposed Article 21 related to the obstruction of justice," said Kuntadi as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 30.The act of obstructing the suspect TT at the time of the investigation team carried out a series of search activities at several locations in the Central Bangka Regency area. A number of locations of searches, including shops and homes of suspects TT. From the search of the investigation team carried out sealing of two safes, table drawer and one warehouse which were strongly suspected of being related to the crime being handled. In addition, investigators also confiscated one unit of Porsche car, one unit of Suzuki Swift car and cash amounting to Rp1,074 billion. The next search was in the house of brother AN. From the location of investigators found Rp6,070 billion in cash and 32 thousand Singapore dollars, as well as several other foreign currencies wrapped in cigarette cardboard in the warehouse. Furthermore, the evidence of the cash was deposited into Bank BRI Pangkal Pinang Branch. The investigative team also secured 55 heavy equipment that was deliberately hidden in a workshop and in a forest area covered by oil palm trees behind it.

The heavy equipment, said Kuntadi, consists of 53 excavator units and two bulkozer units. The suspect TT is suspected of having carried out a series of obstacles, namely by locking the door of the object that will be searched, hiding some of the required documents, intentionally not providing information or providing incorrect information as witnesses, and is strongly suspected of removing electronic evidence.

According to Kuntadi, investigators feel that they have received resistance in the form of spreading nail mines and the threat of burning heavy equipment from individuals suspected of being affiliated with related parties. "We make sure that the legal action we take is based on applicable, objective, professional and measurable legal provisions, so it is inappropriate to respond against the law," he said. For investigation purposes, the suspect TT was detained for the next 20 days at the Tunu Pangkalpinang Class IIA Correctional Institution Tunu Pangkalpinang.

The Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, said that from January 24-26, Jampidsus investigators had carried out a series of activities in handling the Timah trade system corruption case. "Until now, the investigative team has conducted a series of examinations of 20 witnesses. Of the 20 witnesses, one suspect has been determined," said Ketut.