Legislator Hopes Corruption Suspect FA Receives Death Penalty

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of House of Representatives Commission III, Nasyirul Falah Amru, has urged law enforcement to impose the death penalty on corruption suspect and former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), FA. “If possible, he should be sentenced to death. Why? Because this concerns the livelihoods of many people,” said Nasyirul Falah Amru in a Commission III meeting room at the DPR RI building, Jakarta, Saturday. The man familiarly known as Gus Falah stated that the corruption allegedly committed by FA is deeply troubling to the public. However, he did not explain in detail the connection. “Imagine the PLN blackout incident due to the coal case. Imagine the Krakatau Steel and Asabri cases. This is truly disgusting, especially as it was carried out by a law enforcement officer,” he said. Therefore, as a representative of PDI Perjuangan in Commission III, he urged that the investigation process be conducted independently, transparently, and fairly. He also supported the proposal by Chairman of House Commission III, Habiburokhman, to form a working committee to oversee the handling of FA’s corruption case. “I agree with the leadership’s proposal to establish a working committee regarding the case we are currently investigating. Thank you,” he said firmly. Head of the Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that FA was named a suspect in a case of alleged corruption and money laundering. The two-star police general explained that FA was named a suspect alongside another suspect with the initials DR, a private sector individual. DR is suspected to be Don Ritto. The naming of both as suspects followed a case review process conducted by investigators. In this 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. “For suspect DR, we have 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 is charged under Article 12 letter i and Article 12 letter B of the Corruption Eradication Law and Article 3, Article 4 of the Money Laundering Law, or the alternative charge of Article 607 paragraph 1 letters a and b of the New Criminal Code. The handling of this case has subsequently been transferred to the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office based on a mutual agreement between the Kortastipidkor and the Attorney General’s Office for synergy purposes. “We have agreed with the Attorney General’s Office that the investigation handling of three cases has been transferred to the Attorney General’s Office in the spirit of synergy,” he said. Previously, on Thursday (9/7), a joint team from the Kortastipidkor and Polda Metro Jaya searched a house in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency, West Java. During the search, investigators seized 74 kilograms of gold bars, foreign currency, and rupiah worth approximately Rp476 billion. In addition to the gold and cash, investigators also seized a number of documents, mobile phones, and several family photos believed to be linked to the homeowner or the owner of the items stored in a safe. The search was part of a joint investigation into three cases: alleged corruption in coal governance that triggered a power blackout, alleged corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya for the 2020–2025 period, and alleged money laundering in the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI.