Portrait of Agung Winarno, the New Suspect in the Bribery Case of Former MA Official, and His Role

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has designated a new suspect in the development of the bribery case against former Supreme Court (MA) official Zarof Ricar. The new suspect is named Agung Winarno (AW). “What we found is that at AW’s location, AW is a private individual who is connected to Zarof. Or it can be said that he runs several businesses, so some of Zarof’s belongings were entrusted there,” stated Dirdik Jampidsus Kejagung Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi. He added that Zarof contacted Agung and entrusted him with land certificates, gold, money, and deposits. Kejagung suspects that these assets originate from corrupt activities. “Suspect AW knew from the beginning that the entrustment of these assets for management by Suspect AW was intended to hide or disguise the origin of the acquisition, which is suspected to stem from the corruption bribery committed by Mr. Zarof Ricar,” he said. Kejagung also seized several pieces of evidence from Agung, including cash in rupiah and Singapore dollar denominations, land certificates, and gold bars. “(Evidence) approximately Rp11 or Rp12 million in cash, not including gold bars and these certificates. Including palm oil plantation certificates and other land certificates there. Belonging to Zarof Ricar,” he stated. For information, Zarof is a former MA official who is now a convict in a corruption case. He has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.