NTB High Prosecutor's Office Keeps Sanction Recommendations for Three Extorting Prosecutors Confidential

The West Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor’s Office (Kejati NTB) has completed its inspection of three rogue prosecutors suspected of extorting Pajo District Chief Imran. The inspection results, along with sanction recommendations, have now been submitted to the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) for a final decision. Assistant for Supervision at Kejati NTB, I Wayan Eka Widdyara, confirmed that the recommendation is confidential. Nevertheless, he assured that the main point of the recommendation includes punishment for the abuse of authority committed by the individuals. “The recommendation (sanction) is confidential, the essence is there is punishment, there was an abuse of authority,” Wayan Eka stated in Mataram on Thursday. Wayan explained that Kejati NTB had supplemented the recommendation with supporting data and evidence gathered during the examination process. His office has also presented the findings to the leadership before forwarding them to the central office. Regarding the final form of the sanction and the timing of its announcement, Wayan stressed that full authority rests with the Junior Attorney General for Supervision (Jamwas) at the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia. To date, there is no definite deadline for when the decision will be issued. “What is clear is that we are still waiting for instructions from the Attorney General’s Office regarding communication. Even if the prosecutors are dismissed, we will wait for the Attorney General’s Office,” he added. Similarly, Head of Kejati NTB, Wahyudi, stated that sending the inspection results to the Attorney General’s Office is standard procedure in handling ethical violations by prosecutors. He chose not to disclose details of the examination results before an official decision is made by the central office. The case came to light after Pajo District Chief Imran revealed the corrupt practice he experienced during the execution of his detention following a legally binding court ruling. Imran claimed he was asked for Rp30 million by three prosecutors who were then serving at the Dompu District Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari Dompu). The modus operandi used was a promise that the money could lighten the sentence he was facing. Out of the Rp30 million demand, Imran admitted to handing over Rp20 million in cash directly at the Kejari Dompu office. Imran felt cheated because, despite handing over the money and pursuing a peaceful settlement with the victim in his case, the legal process continued until he had to undergo detention. When this case was revealed to the public, the three prosecutors were already known to have been transferred from Kejari Dompu. Kejati NTB emphasised it will continue to monitor developments and instructions from the Attorney General’s Office to ensure the integrity of the prosecution institution in the West Nusa Tenggara region is maintained.