Attorney General's Office Investigates South Sumatra Deputy Prosecutor General
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
TLDR
- The Deputy Prosecutor General for General Crimes at the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Atang Pujiyanto, is under investigation by the Attorney General's Office.
- The investigation is reportedly linked to his handling of a case while he was the Head of the North Jakarta District Prosecutor's Office.
- The Head of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office confirmed the investigation is in the clarification stage.
The Attorney General's Office is currently examining Atang Pujiyanto, the Assistant Deputy Prosecutor General for General Crimes at the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office. Sources suggest this scrutiny stems from his previous role as the Head of the North Jakarta District Prosecutor's Office and his handling of cases during that tenure. Ketut Sumedana, the Head of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, has confirmed that the investigation is underway and is currently in the clarification phase within the supervisory division. Pujiyanto's career path includes a stint as the Head of the Sub-Directorate of Prosecution in the Directorate B of the Attorney General's Office for General Crimes, and he served as the Head of the North Jakarta District Prosecutor's Office from March 10, 2022, to May 31, 2024. While official confirmation from the Attorney General's Office's Legal Information Center Head Anang Supriatna and the Deputy Attorney General for Supervision Rudi Margono is still pending, the ongoing examination highlights the internal oversight mechanisms within the Indonesian prosecutor's office. Public interest may also be piqued by Pujiyanto's reported wealth of Rp 3.6 billion, as disclosed in his State Officials' Wealth Report (LHKPN) to the KPK, which includes significant assets in land and buildings.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.