Beef Graft Case
Yaumil Akhyar
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Lecture I:
Beef Graft Case
1. Create a short summary of the case and explain (a) who the suspects/convicts are and (b) what criminal charges are brought against them
2. Does the case involve gratification? If yes, towards who and provide explanation to justify your answers
3. Does the case involve “abuse of power/authority”? If yes, explain whose power is abused, how and in what capacity?
4. In what way has the case “cause losses to state budget”?
5. Beyond the legal charges, do you see any conflict of interest between the parties involved?
1. Summary of Beef Graft Case
The beginning of Beef Graft Case opened to public is when there was a caught of Ahmad Fathonah by Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK). Fathonah was caught with cash in amount of Rp 100.000.000,00 thas was sealed in a plastic bag and some documents. Fathonah was caught by KPK based on information that said there was a bribe transaction about beef import in the PT Indoguna Utama office. Based on that information, KPK caught Ahmad Fathonah that has accepted money (bribe) from Juard Effendi and Arya Abdi Effendi, the directors of PT Indoguna Utama. After some investigation, KPK made a statement that Luthfi Hasan Ishaq, The President of Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) was with Ahmad Fathonah as recipients of the bribe from PT Indoguna Utama. KPK found four suspects of this case; Ahmad Fathonah, Luthfi Hasan Ishaq (LHI), Juard Effendi, and Arya Abdi Effendi. There is a conflict between PKS and KPK because of the appointment of LHI as the suspect. PKS said (by Refrizal, member of Commission VI of DPR RI from PKS) that the appointment to LHI as suspect was too premature and lack of evidences. This appointment was based of the money that caught with Ahmad Fathonah, and LHI never touch this money. But KPK replied that the evidence was sufficient. Evidence is not just like direct evidence (like LHI touch the money or transfer to his bank account) but also based on
29113535
Lecture I:
Beef Graft Case
1. Create a short summary of the case and explain (a) who the suspects/convicts are and (b) what criminal charges are brought against them
2. Does the case involve gratification? If yes, towards who and provide explanation to justify your answers
3. Does the case involve “abuse of power/authority”? If yes, explain whose power is abused, how and in what capacity?
4. In what way has the case “cause losses to state budget”?
5. Beyond the legal charges, do you see any conflict of interest between the parties involved?
1. Summary of Beef Graft Case
The beginning of Beef Graft Case opened to public is when there was a caught of Ahmad Fathonah by Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK). Fathonah was caught with cash in amount of Rp 100.000.000,00 thas was sealed in a plastic bag and some documents. Fathonah was caught by KPK based on information that said there was a bribe transaction about beef import in the PT Indoguna Utama office. Based on that information, KPK caught Ahmad Fathonah that has accepted money (bribe) from Juard Effendi and Arya Abdi Effendi, the directors of PT Indoguna Utama. After some investigation, KPK made a statement that Luthfi Hasan Ishaq, The President of Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) was with Ahmad Fathonah as recipients of the bribe from PT Indoguna Utama. KPK found four suspects of this case; Ahmad Fathonah, Luthfi Hasan Ishaq (LHI), Juard Effendi, and Arya Abdi Effendi. There is a conflict between PKS and KPK because of the appointment of LHI as the suspect. PKS said (by Refrizal, member of Commission VI of DPR RI from PKS) that the appointment to LHI as suspect was too premature and lack of evidences. This appointment was based of the money that caught with Ahmad Fathonah, and LHI never touch this money. But KPK replied that the evidence was sufficient. Evidence is not just like direct evidence (like LHI touch the money or transfer to his bank account) but also based on