Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo stated that he had first\nsought permission from President Prabowo Subianto before the search\nprocess was conducted in his ministry by officials from the Jakarta High\nProsecutor\u2019s Office (Kejati), on Thursday (9\/4).<\/p>\n
During a press conference in Jakarta on Friday, Minister Dody\nexplained that the step of seeking permission was taken to allow\ninvestigators to access all rooms in the Ministry of PU, including the\nminister\u2019s office, to avoid any impression of selective enforcement in\nthe legal process.<\/p>\n
\u201cI reported to the President. And I said to the President, \u2018Sir, I\nrequest permission to give full leeway to all investigators to enter any\nroom, so that there is no impression of selective justice,\u2019\u201d said\nMinister Dody.<\/p>\n
He revealed that the permission was sought because investigators had\nbeen cautious about entering the minister\u2019s room, considering the\nminister\u2019s position as the President\u2019s aide, thus requiring special\napproval for full access.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut perhaps because they wanted to enter the minister\u2019s domain, and\nthe minister is one of the President\u2019s aides, the investigators might\nhave been a bit worried, that\u2019s why I specifically sought permission\nfrom the President,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He noted that President Prabowo gave full approval to the request,\neven though he was not in Jakarta at the time, and supported openness in\nthe law enforcement process in the ministry.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the process took a bit longer because the President happened to\nnot be in Jakarta yesterday, but he supported it and immediately gave\napproval,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Minister Dody emphasised that he did not want to interfere in the\nongoing legal process and chose to leave it entirely to the law\nenforcement apparatus to conduct the investigation professionally and\nindependently.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my personal opinion, since this has entered the realm of law\nenforcement, we should just leave it to them,\u201d said Minister Dody.<\/p>\n
Regarding documents, Minister Dody revealed that more were secured\nfrom the Directorate General of Human Settlements building.\nNevertheless, Kejati officials also searched the Directorate General of\nWater Resources, including the office of Deputy Minister (Wamen) of PU\nDiana Kusumastuti.<\/p>\n
He admitted that he did not want to seek further information\nregarding the process to avoid being seen as interfering in the ongoing\nlaw enforcement realm. His side provided full permission to\ninvestigators to conduct searches in all rooms as a form of support for\na transparent law enforcement process.<\/p>\n
The Minister of PU assessed that the entire ministry apparatus was\nessentially ready to be examined and did not object if searches were\nconducted as part of the case deepening process.<\/p>\n
He reaffirmed that his ministry would remain cooperative by providing\nadditional documents and data needed by investigators to expedite the\ninvestigation process.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/before-ministry-of-public-works-is-raided-by-attorney-generals-office-minister-dody-calls-president-1775839842", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }