Viral Toni Aji Case in North Sumatra, Attorney General's Office Claims Difference with Amsal Sitepu Case
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has responded to mass actions demanding the release of convicted individual in the village website corruption case in Karo, Toni Aji Anggoro.
Head of the Legal Information Centre at Kejagung, Anang Supriatna, stated that the corruption case handled by the Karo District Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari) has attained final legal force or inkracht.
“It is inkracht (Toni’s case),” he told reporters on Thursday (23/4).
Anang claimed that although both were handled by Kejari Karo, the corruption case ensnaring Toni Aji differs from the case of videographer Christy Amsal Sitepu, which once stirred public attention.
“The cases are different (from Amsal Sitepu). But indeed handled by Kejari Karo. No issue, it is inkrah. This case has some that are inkrah, some that are DPO,” he said.
“Each case is not the same. Each has its characteristics. Perhaps the type is the same, but there are definitely different characteristics,” he added.
He stated that Toni Aji’s case is currently in the execution process. This was carried out after the panel of judges issued a verdict regarding the alleged criminal act of corruption against Toni Aji.
“What is clear is that I received information that the case is inkrah, proven, that’s all. It has been executed,” he explained.
Previously, hundreds of people from the Putera Jawa Kelahiran Sumatera (Pujakesuma) group held a demonstration in front of the Medan District Court (PN). In the action, the crowd demanded the Court release the convicted Toni Aji Anggoro in the Karo village website corruption case.
Quoted from Detik, the Central Leadership Council (DPP) of Pujakesuma, Eko Sopianto, demanded that the Medan District Court judges free convicted Toni Aji Anggoro.
Eko expressed surprise that Tony was made a defendant by the prosecutor from Kejari Karo and the judge. He stated that Toni was convicted in the corruption case of village website creation in Karo Regency amounting to Rp5.7 million.
Eko claimed that Toni did not commit corruption but was only a creative worker making village websites in Karo. He also said that if Toni is not freed, they would camp in front of the Court and hold another action on the following Wednesday.
“Tony Aji Anggoro this is not corruption, he is just a creative worker making websites requested by the budget user, namely the village head. If the court does not free Toni, we will camp here and return to hold actions on the following Wednesday,” he stated.
He also said that Toni Aji Anggoro’s case is the same as the Amsal Sitepu case which received an acquittal verdict from the Medan District Court. He claimed Toni is not a criminal and not a thief of state money because he created creative websites requested by the Village Head.
“Yes, like that. Even Amsal’s was bigger than this 5.7 million. Amsal was not punished whereas Toni’s was not viral. If Toni is not freed, we will camp here, set up tents, cooking facilities, until Tony Aji is freed from all demands, and his and his family’s reputation rehabilitated,” he emphasised.