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        "msgid": "sony-sonjaya-seeks-lpsk-approval-for-justice-collaborator-status-citing-bharada-e-case-1782417025",
        "date": "2026-06-26 02:01:31",
        "title": "Sony Sonjaya Seeks LPSK Approval for Justice Collaborator Status, Citing Bharada E Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Sony Sonjaya, is seeking justice collaborator status from the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) in a corruption case. His legal team has drawn comparisons to the high-profile case of Richard Eliezer (Bharada E), who received a reduced sentence after being granted justice collaborator status despite being a perpetrator in a murder case. The Attorney General's Office has already rejected the application, arguing that Sonjaya is a main actor in the alleged crime and has not admitted his guilt.",
        "content": "<p>Former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Sony\nSonjaya hopes his application to become a justice collaborator (JC) with\nthe Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) will be granted. \u201cThe\nlaw regulates that we can also apply for justice collaborator status for\nwhat we reveal to the LPSK in accordance with the law. So, we have\nsubmitted our JC application, right, to the LPSK,\u201d said Sony\u2019s lawyer,\nKrisna Murti, to reporters on Thursday (25\/6). Krisna then referred to\nthe case of Richard Eliezer, also known as Bharada E, who was designated\na JC by the LPSK, even though Bharada E was a suspect in the\npremeditated murder of Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, or Brigadier J. \u201cDo\nyou remember in the Bharada E case, he was a perpetrator but still\nreceived justice collaborator status from the LPSK, right, so his\nsentence was reduced. His sentence was reduced to only one year and six\nmonths,\u201d said Krisna. \u201cThat means he was the main perpetrator who pulled\nthe trigger, but a Bharada E still got justice collaborator status from\nthe LPSK,\u201d he continued. Krisna stated that the LPSK is currently\nreviewing the JC application submitted by his party. He hopes that\nSony\u2019s application to become a JC will be granted. \u201cYesterday, Mr Sony\u2019s\nwife was also asked for information by the LPSK. Then, in the near\nfuture, the LPSK will visit the prosecutor\u2019s office to meet with Mr\nSony. And after that, they will hold a leadership meeting to decide,\u201d he\nsaid. Furthermore, Krisna said his party also hopes the LPSK can provide\nprotection for Sony\u2019s family, as Sony will reveal big names involved in\nthis case. \u201cBecause the people who will be revealed are all big names.\nWe don\u2019t want the family\u2019s safety to be threatened,\u201d he said.\nPreviously, the LPSK stated it still needed to verify the JC application\nsubmitted by Sony. The JC application was submitted by Sony Sonjaya\u2019s\nadvocacy team on 9 June 2026. LPSK Deputy Chairperson Wawan Fahrudin\nsaid the application is still in the document verification stage by the\nLPSK application receipt team. \u201cCurrently, the application process is\nstill in the document verification stage by the application receipt\nteam,\u201d said Wawan on Wednesday (24\/6). In addition, Wawan said Sony\u2019s\nlegal counsel also submitted a request for protection for his client\u2019s\nfamily through a written letter to the LPSK Chairperson. On the other\nhand, the Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) has rejected the JC\napplication submitted by Sony. The Director of Investigations for the\nJunior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi,\nexplained there are two main considerations for the investigators\u2019\nrejection. First, they assess that Sony is one of the main perpetrators\nin the case of buying and selling School Operational Assistance (SPPG)\npoints. Therefore, Sony is not a second-tier perpetrator who can reveal\nother, larger parties in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) corruption\ncase. Second, Syarief said that in the latest examination, Sony still\ndenied his actions in the MBG corruption case. He explained that one of\nthe main requirements for a JC application to be accepted is that the\nperpetrator must admit their actions. \u201cIn yesterday\u2019s examination, the\ninvestigators considered that the person concerned had not yet admitted\nto the actions he is accused of,\u201d he said on Tuesday (23\/6).<\/p>",
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