Attorney General's Office confiscates luxury house belonging to corruption suspect Asabri
Junior Attorney General Investigators Jampidsus confiscated a 500-square-meter luxury house in the Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) area of North Jakarta with an estimated value of Rp15 billion belonging to the suspect in the corruption case of PT Asabri Teddy Tjokrosaputro.
"There is a house that was confiscated from the suspect Asabri. It was in the name of the suspect TT at PIK Kapuk Muara, North Jakarta," said Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Supardi, Thursday (14/10/2021).
He further said that the house was confiscated because it was suspected that it was bought by the suspect Teddy Tjokrosaputro using the proceeds of corruption from PT Asabri. Although the value of the house is yet to be ascertained, it is estimated to reach billions of rupiah.
"If it's there, it is predicted, there will be 15 billion. It's a 500-square-meter house," he explained.
Apart from Jakarta, the AGO is also eyeing Teddy's assets in Yogyakarta. Supardi confirmed that his party is coordinating the police to carry out the confiscation. Teddy's other assets that have been confiscated include land in the Sumbawa area, West Nusa Tenggara, and a villa building in the Gianyar area, Bali.
"Yes, hopefully in the next few days there will be additional information," he concluded. Jampidsus investigators at the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) have again named three suspects in the alleged corruption case of PT Asabri's financial management and investment funds. The three suspects involved in other cases, two convicts one defendant.
"Jampidsus has named three suspects related to the alleged corruption case in the management of finance and investment funds by PT ASABRI for several companies for the period 2012-2019," said the Head of Penkumkum at the Attorney General's Office, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, Tuesday (14/9/2021).
The three suspects are ESS as an entrepreneur who is a former Director of Ortos Holding. Then B as the former President Commissioner of PT Sinergi Millennium Sekuritas (former PT. Millennium Danatama Sekuritas).
"RARL as Commissioner of PT Sekawan Inti Pratama, based on the Investigation Order of the Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Number: Print-30/F.2/Fd.2/09/2021, dated September 14, 2021," he explained.
Leonard said that the suspect, ESS, who is a convict in the Pertamina pension fund case, is currently being held at the Class II-A Penitentiary, Salemba, Central Jakarta. Suspect B, who is a convict in the Pertamina pension fund case, is currently being held at the Class II-A women's correctional facility, Tangerang.
"The suspect RARL, who is a defendant in the Danareksa case, is currently being held at the Salemba State Detention Center at the Attorney General's Office," he said.
The three suspects are subject to Article 2 paragraph (1) jo. Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.
Subsidiary Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended and supplemented by Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code. The Attorney General's Office Jampidsus investigators confiscated two BMW 520i cars belonging to Benny Tjokrosaputro's younger brother, Teddy Tjokrosaputro. Teddy is also a suspect in corruption in the management of investment funds at PT Asabri.
"Two cars belonging to Teddy Tjokro were confiscated from his residence," said the Director of Investigations at the Attorney General's Office, Supardi, when confirmed, Tuesday (14/9/2021).
He said, in addition to the confiscation of two BMW 520i type cars produced in 2018 and 2019, investigators also confiscated several documents from Teddy's residence.
"The investigators previously searched the residence of Teddy Tjokrosaputro, the house owned by Jimmy Tjokrosaputro, and PT RIMO International Lestari Tbk," he explained.
However, the search for Teddy's company failed because it had changed addresses. Investigators will look for the company's address and then make a search warrant.
The confiscation of assets is to increase the payment of state compensation losses. Supardi had said that currently, the assets confiscated by the suspects are still in the range of Rp. 14 trillion. Meanwhile, the state lost Rp. 22.78 trillion.
Teddy was named a suspect based on the Investigation Order of the Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes No. Print-14/F.2/Fd.2/08/2021 dated August 26, 2021, and the Investigation Order of the Director of Investigations of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes No. : Print-26/F.2/Fd.2/08/2021 dated August 26, 2021. Since August 26, 2021, investigators have detained Teddy at the Salemba State Detention Center of the Attorney General's Office.
Apart from Teddy, investigators first established the status of suspects in the President Director of PT Hanson International Tbk, Benny Tjokrosaputro, and Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera Tbk Heru Hidayat.