Legislator proposes replacement of Jampidsus investigation sub-director in FA case

A member of the House of Representatives Commission III, Hinca Pandjaitan, has proposed that Attorney General ST Burhanuddin replace the head of the investigation sub-directorate at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus). Hinca stated that the replacement is intended to prevent a conflict of interest in the investigation of alleged corruption and money laundering involving former Jampidsus official Febrie Adriansyah. “I would suggest to the Attorney General that the sub-directorate head be replaced, and find someone fresh to sever the connection that the public currently doubts,” he said when met at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Monday. He acknowledged that he understands the public’s scepticism regarding the independence of the investigation after the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps transferred the case to the Attorney General’s Office. Therefore, the working committee formed by House Commission III is committed to continuously monitoring the case’s progress. The working committee has also requested that the assigned investigators have no relationship with FA. “This means there should be no connection with the work (alongside FA) up to now,” he stated. Hinca urged the public not to doubt the legal process in this case. The law enforcement legislator said the Attorney General’s Office has experience investigating corruption cases involving its own internal members. He invited the public to monitor and critique the case’s development through the mass media. The House Commission III working committee is also committed to voicing public opinion. “If necessary, this working committee will summon (certain parties) related to this investigation, but the meeting will be closed. Why? Because the investigation is ongoing, but we will explain it to the public in general,” he said. FA resigned from his position in the early hours of Saturday (11/7). On the same day, he was named a suspect. Three days prior, a joint police team had searched various locations related to the case. The National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps on Saturday (11/7) handed over the handling of the alleged corruption and money laundering case involving FA to the Attorney General’s Office. Head of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, said the case transfer was based on an agreement between the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office as a form of law enforcement synergy. “We have agreed with the Attorney General’s Office that the police investigators’ handling of three cases has been transferred to the Attorney General’s Office in the spirit of synergy,” Totok said during a press conference at the Attorney General’s Office building in Jakarta. On the same occasion, the Junior Attorney General for Supervision, who is also the Acting Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Rudi Margono, stressed that his office would handle the case professionally. “The synergy is to ensure that the handling of this case is truly professional, upholding the presumption of innocence, so that there is certainty in its resolution,” Rudi said.