Legislator Hopes Corruption Suspect FA Receives Death Penalty
“Imagine the PLN blackouts caused by the coal case. Imagine Krakatau Steel, Asabri. This is truly disgusting, especially when committed by law enforcement officials.”
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR), Nasyirul Falah Amru, has called on law enforcement to impose the death penalty on corruption suspect FA, the former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus).
“If possible, he should be sentenced to death. Why? Because this concerns the livelihoods of many people,” said Nasyirul Falah Amru at the Commission III meeting room in the DPR building, Jakarta, on Saturday.
According to the man affectionately known as Gus Falah, the corruption committed by FA has caused great public anxiety.
Nevertheless, he did not elaborate in detail on those connections.
“Imagine the PLN blackouts caused by the coal case. Imagine Krakatau Steel, Asabri. This is truly disgusting, especially when committed by law enforcement officials,” he said.
Accordingly, as the PDI Perjuangan representative on Commission III, he is urging that the investigation into the case be conducted independently, transparently and fairly.
He also voiced support for the proposal by the Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Habiburokhman, to form a working committee (panja) to oversee the handling of the FA corruption case.
“I agree with the leadership’s proposal to establish a working committee on the case we are currently pursuing. Thank you,” he said firmly.
The Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim Polri), Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that FA had been named a suspect in alleged corruption and money laundering offences.
The two-star police general explained that FA was named a suspect alongside another suspect with the initials DR, a private individual. DR is reported to be Don Ritto.
Both were named suspects following a case review process conducted by investigators.
In the case, investigators have examined 15 witnesses and two experts, and conducted searches at several locations.
Totok added that suspect DR is alleged to have committed money laundering originating from corruption offences.
“Against suspect DR, we applied Article 4 or Article 5 in conjunction with Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010, or Article 607 paragraph 1 letters B and C of the new Criminal Code,” he said.
Meanwhile, suspect FA has been charged under Article 12 letter i and Article 12 letter B of the Corruption Eradication Law, and Articles 3 and 4 of the Money Laundering Law, or alternatively Article 607 paragraph 1 letters a and b of the new Criminal Code.
The handling of the case will subsequently be transferred to the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General’s Office, under a joint agreement between Kortastipidkor Bareskrim Polri and the Attorney General’s Office in the interest of synergy.
“We have agreed with the Attorney General’s Office that the investigation of three cases has been transferred to the Attorney General’s Office in the interest of synergy,” he said.
Previously, on Thursday (9 July), a joint team from Kortastipidkor Polri and the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police searched a house in the Sentul area of Bogor Regency, West Java.
During the search, investigators seized gold bullion weighing 74 kilogrammes, as well as foreign and rupiah currencies worth approximately Rp476 billion.
In addition to the gold and cash, investigators also seized a number of documents, mobile telephones and several family photographs believed to belong to the homeowner or the owner of the items stored in the safe.
The search formed part of a joint investigation into three cases: alleged corruption in coal governance that triggered electricity blackouts, alleged corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya between 2020 and 2025, and alleged money laundering in the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI.