The Attorney General and the National Police Chief Need to Sit Together to Explain the Alleged Jampidsus Stalking

The Attorney General and National Police Chief need to sit down together to explain to the public the alleged stalking of Jampidsus.

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO

The Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin, Police Chief General (Pol) Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and Head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Filri Bahuri (from left to right) conversed before attending the swearing-in ceremony of Johanis Tanak as Deputy Chairman and member of the KPK leadership position for the remaining term of 2019-2023 at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Friday (28/10/2022).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Commission III of the DPR asked Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin and the Head of the Indonesian National Police General (Pol) Listyo Sigit Prabowo to meet and explain to the public regarding the alleged stalking by Special Detachment 88 Police personnel against Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah. Moreover, after that incident, it seemed as if there was "terror" against the Adhyaksa corps.

"The top leadership of the two law enforcement agencies (Attorney General and Kapolri) need to meet to investigate the actual situation of the case," said member of Commission III DPR from the Nasdem Party Fraction, Taufik Basari, Sunday ( 5/26/2024).

Based on information circulating, on Sunday (19/5/2024) a number of members of the National Police's Special Anti-terror Detachment (Densus) 88 were suspected of stalking Febrie Adriansyah while having dinner at a restaurant in the Cipete area, South Jakarta. Not only stalking, the Densus personnel allegedly tried to record Febrie's conversation from afar. The military police who were escorting Febrie then managed to arrest one of them.

Since handling the tin corruption case which was suspected to cause state losses of up to Rp 271 trillion, Febrie has been escorted by the military police of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

Also read: Revealing the “Head” of the Illegal Tin Mining Case

DOK/PUSPENKUM KEJAKSAAN AGUNG

After being named a suspect, Harvey Moeis was taken by investigators to be detained at the South Jakarta District Prosecutor's Detention Center, Wednesday (27/3/2024) evening.

It didn't stop there, the day after the incident, to be precise on Monday (20/5/2024) evening, a group of motorbikes and police cars with their sirens on were seen around the Attorney General's office (Kejagung). They stopped for a moment at the main gate of the AGO. This incident can be seen from a video with a duration of around 16 seconds circulating on social media.

The potential for conflict widens

Taufik Basari has stated that the issues that arise should not be allowed to persist. If left unchecked, tensions not only have the potential to occur in Jakarta, but could also spread to other regions or units between the two law enforcement agencies. This should be immediately prevented because as law enforcers, both institutions should be united.

Another important aspect, according to Taufik, is that the results of both agencies' investigation into the matter should be explained to the public. "This investigation should be communicated to the public because the people have the right to know what happened," he said.

The top leaders of the two law enforcement agencies (Attorney General and Chief of Police) need to meet to investigate the actual situation of the case.

A week after the incident, there has been no official statement from the Attorney General's Office or the National Police Headquarters. Even the Head of the Legal Information Center at the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, still claims to be unaware of the incident that occurred last week because he was in Bali at the time.

The Chairman of the Commission of Prosecutors, Pujiyono Suwadi, also made a similar comment. He admitted that he had not obtained information about the incident so he could not comment. "We have not received solid information about the news that is developing so as an institution, we cannot comment," he said.

However, Pujiyono sees no issue in the relationship between the National Police Chief and the Attorney General. "And I believe that with this incident, it will be even more harmonious," he said.

KOMPAS/NORBERTUS ARYA DWIANGGA MARTIAR

Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah.

Separately, the Head of the TNI Information Center, Major General Nugraha Gumilar, said that the security of Jampidsus or the Attorney General's Office by the military police was based on memorandum of understanding Number 4 of 2023 and Number NK/6/IV/2023/ TNI on April 6 2023. The scope of the memorandum of understanding includes article 7 which states that the assignment of TNI soldiers to the prosecutor's office such as Jampidmil (Junior Attorney General for Military Crimes) and the support of TNI personnel in carrying out the duties and functions of the prosecutor's office.

Security observer from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Nicky Fahrizal, said that if it was true that members of Densus 88 were stalking Jampidsus, this was a violation of the Terrorism Eradication Law . "From a legal perspective, Densus 88 cannot be deployed for other matters, except those related to terrorism and counter-terrorism," he said.

Also read: Stalking Jampidsus, Security Observer: Densus 88 Violates the Terrorism Eradication Law

Public trust in Densus 88 can also be eroded. "Jampidsus is a high-ranking official who carries out law enforcement against crucial criminal acts, such as corruption and money laundering. This means that the National Police Headquarters, in this case the Chief of Police and the Commander of Densus 88, must clarify. Because this puts public trust at stake," he said.

Meanwhile, a week after the alleged stalking incident, the atmosphere at the AGO building looked normal. Based on monitoring by Kompas, Sunday (26/5/2024), both from the front and back of the AGO building there was no significant increase in security forces. The front gate of the building located in the Blok M area, South Jakarta, was tightly closed. From the outside, you can see that there are two official cars parked inside the building.

DIAN DEWI PURNAMASARI

The atmosphere in the back of the building of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office in Jakarta, on Sunday (May 26, 2024), after the alleged stalking incident of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Criminal (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah by members of the Special Detachment 88 Anti-Terrorism Unit, last week.

An internal security officer on guard around the Jampidsus building also said that security in the office area which was being revitalized was normal as usual. There was no additional security force after the incident of a show off force by Brimob-like officers around the AGO building on Monday (20/5/2024).