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Penetapan tersangka terhadap Tom Lembong dalam kasus dugaan korupsi impor gula mendapat sorotan publik.

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00:00The alleged accusation against Tom Lembong in the case of corruption case of sugar import

00:04received a public opinion

00:06The public felt that it was unfair because of the step of Kejaksan Agung

00:09who just handled this corruption case after 9 years

00:15Speculation emerged that this alleged accusation was politically motivated

00:19as an attempt to expose a man named Thomas Trikasih Lembong

00:25Tom Lembong took the position of Minister of Trade in 2015-2016

00:31At that time, he issued the policy of importing raw crystal sugar

00:36Similar policies were carried out by other ministers of trade to replace him

00:40even in a larger number

00:43The Director of the Jaksa Agung Muda Institution of Special Coordination Act of Kejaksan Agung, Abdul Kohar

00:49denied the allegations of politicization in Tom Lembong's position as a suspect

00:54Investigators have investigated this corruption case since October 2023

00:59and found strong evidence

01:01On October 29, 2024, Abdul claimed that for a year

01:06investigators have investigated 90 witnesses

01:09However, the evidence that has been collected among others

01:12are notes, documents, and expert explanation

01:16The corruption case involving Tom Lembong began at the Coordination Meeting

01:20between the ministries on May 12, 2015

01:22According to Abdul, in that meeting, it concluded that Indonesia experienced a sugar surplus

01:28so there is no need to import it

01:31However, outside the meeting, Tom Lembong actually gave permission

01:35for the purpose of importing raw crystal sugar to PTAP

01:39In addition to Tom Lembong

01:40In addition to Tom Lembong

01:41Investigators appointed the Director of Business Development PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia or PPI

01:48Charles Sitorus as a suspect

01:50Charles's role in this case is to order a number of his subordinates

01:54meet with 8 private companies

01:56that operate in the field of sugar

01:588 companies manage raw crystal sugar into white crystal sugar

02:03whereas the companies only have the permission to manage refined sugar

02:09After that, PT PPI allegedly bought the sugar

02:13PT PPI got a fee from 8 companies

02:17that imported and managed sugar as much as 105 rupiah per kilogram

02:22Based on that, the expert investigators appointed Tom Lembong and Charles Sitorus as suspects

02:28Both are suspected of violating article 2 verse 1

02:31or article 3 junto article 18 law number 31

02:35in 1999

02:37How was it changed by law number 20 in 2021

02:40about the violation of article 55 verse 1 to 1 of the Criminal Laws?

02:48Abdul stated that for the second crime, the country was lost about 400 billion rupiah

02:54Investigators are still investigating the 400 billion rupiah fund flow

02:59The head of the Law Enforcement Center, Agung Harli Siregar

03:02said there was no evidence

03:05and Tom Lembong also enjoyed the flow of funds

03:08Criminal Law Professor at Trisakti University, Abdul Fikar Hajar

03:12actually considered Agung Siregar's mistake to appoint Tom Lembong as a suspect

03:16if it was only a limited amount of sugar import policy

03:20Policy is a consequence of one office

03:23So according to Fikar, the sugar import policy by Tom Lembong

03:26as a Minister of Trade is already in accordance with the rules and cannot be convicted

03:31Fikar continued, the story will be different

03:33if the policy maker has a personal interest in his decision

03:37for example, he gets a sum of money or goods based on the policy issued

03:44Researcher from Indonesia Corruption Watch, Egy Primayoga

03:48asked investigators to find other actors who are suspected to be involved

03:52Moreover, the raw crystal sugar import policy was not only carried out during Tom Lembong's time

03:58but also in the era of the next Minister

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