Jumat, 06 November 2009

HOUSE CALLS FOR PROBE OF PEOPLE MENTIONED IN RECORDINGS

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) called for investigation of all people mentioned in the wiretapped conversations that indicated a alleged plot to frame anti-graft body leaders.

        Besides the DPR call, the independent Fact-Finding team also urged the Police Chief to suspend Criminal Investigation Department Head Commissioner General Susno Duaji.

        The calls were made after the Constitutional Court in its session here on Tuesday listened to a recording bugged by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

        Among those mentioned in the recordings are vice attorney general Abdul Hakim Ritonga, former deputy attorney general for intelligence Wisnu Subroto, national police's chief intelligence Commissioner General Susno Duadji and former national police's deputy chief intelligence Inspector General Hadiatmoko.

        After attending a Constitutional Court (MK) session to listen to a wiretapped recording purporting to show the existence of a plot to frame KPK deputy chiefs Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandara Hamzah, the team's chairman, Adnan Buyung Nasution, held a press conference at the building of the Presidential Advisory Institution.

        Nasution told the press that he had immediately contacted National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri with regard to the request of the team to suspend Susno Duaji.

        "A quick response needs to be made against law enforcers, particularly the Police criminal investigation department (Barescrim) chief who handled the case of Chandra and Bibit," Nasution said.

        Police on Tuesday (Sept. 15, 2009 ) named KPK vice chairmen Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto suspects and later detained them in alleged bribery, abuse of authority and extortion charges.

        They were alleged to have abused authority with regard to the issuance of a travel ban on businessman Anggoro Widjojo, director of PT Masaro Radiokom. Aggoro was allegedly involved in a Rp180 billion corruption case with an Integrated Radio Communication System (SKRT) project in the Ministry of Forestry.

        Earlier, the KPK had obtained initial proof Duaji had used his power to make ailing Bank Century return a huge amount of deposited funds to their owner unlawfully.

        However, many quarters questioned the arrest of the two KPK leaders.

        Thus, the independent verification team was formed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to investigate the legal facts on the detention the two suspended KPK commissioners.

        Adnan Budyung Nasution said that the police chief had positively responded to the team's request.

        Besides asking for the suspension of the Bareskrim head, the team had also suggested that the Police Headquarters take quick action against Anggodo Widjojo.

        "We all agree that Anggodo who is the central figure in the wiretapped conversations and has extensive relations with law enforcers, must be dealt with and not allowed to remain free to go anywhere," he said.

        In the meantime, House Speaker Marzuki Alie has asked for the investigation of all the people mentioned in the wiretapped recording listened to at a Constitutional Court (MK) session on Tuesday.

        "By making it transparent, the people will know and will not become confused with regard to the case," he told newsmen at the parliament building here on Tuesday.

        Marzuki said the law enforcers must be frank in giving information to the public on dealing with the case of suspended antigraft commissioners Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Ryanto.

        The law enforcers, he said, must work professionally and those who are really guilty including police members must be dealt with according to the law.

        Marzuki said those mentioned in the recording must be investigated to clarify the case.

        "It would be better for those people to be summoned for investigation," he said.

        Constitutional Court (MK) judge Akil Mochtar meanwhile said the team must immediately investigate Anggodo to avoid bureaucratic hurdles.

        Akil said the team which was set up based on a presidential instruction to collect legal facts surrounding the detention of suspended antigraft commissioners Bibit Samat Ryanto and Chandra M Hamzah to move quickly to uncover the case.

        He said Anggodo's investigation would also help the team investigate the Bibit-Chandra case.

        Akil said the status of the brother of corruption suspect Anggoro Widjojo was personal, not institutional like KPK, the Attorney General's Office or the police, and therefore could be immediately processed based on the recordings as Anggodo had also mentioned the name of the President in the recordings.

        In order to verify those mentioned in the recordings, the independent Fact-Finding Team will hold a series of meetings with various sides before it submits a recommendation to the president.

        "We have meeting agendas on Wednesday and Thursday," Nasution said after attending a session on a judicial review of Law No. 30 / 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the Constitutional Court (MK) here on Tuesday.

        Speaking to the press at the Presidential Advisory Building, Nasution said that the team would meet a number of prominent figures, including non-governmental organization (NGO) activists, on Wednesday.

        On Thursday, the team will meet various sides suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to frame two KPK leaders Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra Marta Hamzah.

        It will also meet with former KPK chairman Antasari Azhar, businessman Anggodo, former junior attorney general for intelligence affairs Winu Subroto and chief of Police's Criminal Investigation Department, Susono Duaji.

        He said that the most important thing was to ask for explanations from Anggodo which was the central figure in the alleged plot to frame the KPK leaders.****4*** (A014/A/H-NG/a014)

       

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