5 Major Corruption Cases are currently being handled by the Attorney Generals Office
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has investigated several cases of alleged corruption estimated to have cost the state more than Rp1 billion in recent years. These cases also involve several well-known names and state-owned companies.
ICW gives the Prosecutor a C or sufficient value regarding the handling of corruption cases. This score is better than the Police who got an E and the KPK got a D.
According to ICW's records, the Attorney General's Office managed to handle 151 cases or 53 percent of the target. The value of state losses from cases handled by the Prosecutor's Office reached Rp. 26 trillion. He warned the Prosecutor's Office to ensure that funds must return to the state treasury. The Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Ali Mukartono also exhibited the results of ICW's assessment related to the handling of corruption by law enforcement agencies in Indonesia. According to him, the amount of state financial rescue during the first semester of 2021 was IDR 15.815 trillion. Meanwhile, non-tax state revenues (PNBP) that have been deposited into the state treasury amounted to Rp. 82.159 billion. Here are several corruption cases handled by the AGO in recent years, summarized by CNNIndonesia.com from various sources:
1. Jiwasraya Corruption Case
The corruption case of Jiwasraya's financial management and investment funds ensnared eight people and 13 corporations as suspects. The six people who were snared included former Director of Asuransi Jiwasraya Hendrisman Rahim, former Director of Finance of Jiwasrya Hary Prasetyo, Head of Investment and Finance Division of Jiwasraya Syahmirwan.
Then the Director of PT Maxima Integra Joko Hartono Tirto, President Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera Heru Hidayat, and President Director of PT Hanson International Tbk Benny Tjokrosaputro. They have been found guilty. Four of them were sentenced to life. Benny Tjokro and his friends have also been executed in prison. Meanwhile, one suspect, Head of the Capital Market Supervision Department 2A, the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Fakhri Hilmi, and 13 corporations are still in the trial process. Meanwhile, the President Director of PT Himalaya Energi Perkasa, Piter Rasiman, who was involved in the Jiwasraya case, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, a subsidiary of two months in prison.
Based on BPK's findings, the Jiwasraya corruption case cost the state Rp16.81 trillion.
2. Asabri Corruption Case
BPK recorded a state loss of 22.78 trillion in the management of investment funds during the 2012-2019 period. The investment funds are obtained from the old-age savings program and accumulated contributions from the TNI, Polri, and ASN at the Ministry of Defense. Currently, 11 suspects are in the judicial process.
They are the former President Director of Asabri, Adam Rahmat Damiri; President Director of Asabri for the period 2012-2015, Sonny Widjaja; Head of the Finance and Investment Division of PT ASABRI for the period 2012-2015 Bachtiar Effendi; Director of Investment and Finance of PT ASABRI for the 2013-2019 period, Hari Setianto.
Then several private parties, namely the President Director of PT Prima Network, Lukman Purnomosidi; President of PT Trada Alam Minera, Heru Hidayat; Commissioner of PT Hanson International Tbk, Benny Tjokrosaputro; and Director of PT Jakarta Issuer Investor Relations, Jimmy Sutopo.
The latest suspects named are the former Director of ORTOS HOLDING Ltd, Edward Seky Soerjadjaya; former President Commissioner of PT Sinergi Millennium Sekuritas, Bety; and Commissioner of PT Sekawan Inti Pratama Rennier, Abdul Rachman Latief.3. Corruption Case of South Sumatra Natural Gas Purchase
A total of four people have been named as suspects in corruption in the purchase of natural gas by the BUMD of the Regional Mining and Energy Company (PDPDE) of South Sumatra (Sumsel) for the 2010-2019 period.
They include the former Governor of South Sumatra Alex Noerdin, the President Commissioner of PDPDE Gas with the initials MM, the president director of the 2008 South Sumatra PDPDE with the initials CISS, and the director of PT Dika Karya Lintas Nusa with the initials AYH.
In the preliminary findings of the AGO investigators, the alleged corruption case is estimated to have cost the state US$30 million or around Rp426.4 billion.
3. Corruption Case of South Sumatra Natural Gas Purchase
A total of four people have been named as suspects in corruption in the purchase of natural gas by the BUMD of the Regional Mining and Energy Company (PDPDE) of South Sumatra (Sumsel) for the 2010-2019 period.
They include the former Governor of South Sumatra Alex Noerdin, the President Commissioner of PDPDE Gas with the initials MM, the president director of the 2008 South Sumatra PDPDE with the initials CISS, and the director of PT Dika Karya Lintas Nusa with the initials AYH.
In the preliminary findings of the AGO investigators, the alleged corruption case is estimated to have cost the state US$30 million or around Rp426.4 billion.
4. The case of Djoko Tjandra and the Pinangki Prosecutor
The AGO ensnared businessman Djoko Tjandra, Head of Sub-Section Monitoring and Evaluation II at the Planning Bureau of the Deputy Attorney General for the Guidance of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) Pinangki Sirna Malasari, Andi Irfan Jaya.
They have been brought to court and found guilty. Djoko Tjandra was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on appeal, Pinangki was sentenced to 4 years on appeal, Andi Irfan was sentenced to 6 years in prison. In this case, Pinangki is suspected of receiving a bribe of US$500,000 from the US$1 million promised by Djoko Tjandra.
5. Textile Import Corruption Case
The Attorney General's Office has named five suspects. Four of them are officials at the Batam Customs and Excise office. They are the Head of the Customs and Excise Service Section I at the Batam Customs Main Service Office (KPU), Haryono Adi Wibowo; Head of Section PPC II of the Batam Customs and Excise Commission, Kamaruddin Siregar.
Then, Head of Section PPC III of the Batam Customs and Excise KPU, Dedi Aldrian; and the Head of Customs and Excise Services Division of the Batam Customs Commission for the 2017-2019 period, Mukhammad Muklas. Finally, a private party who is also the owner of PT Fleming Indo Batam (FIB) and PT Peter Garmindo Prima with the initials IR.
The polemic of this case arose after the prosecutor's office found discrepancies regarding the number and type of goods between the PPFTZ-01 document Exit and the contents of the cargo after a physical inspection of the goods was carried out by the Enforcement and Investigation Division of the Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise KPU.
State losses, in this case, are estimated at Rp. 1.6 trillion in the 2018-2020 period. This case is still under investigation. The Director-General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance, Hery Pambudi, has also been examined as a witness in this case.