Puzzle in Attorney Pinangki’s Case

Kompas/Heru Sri Kumoro

Pinangki Sirna Malasari answered the public prosecutor\'s question during his trial as a defendant at the Corruption Crime Court, Jakarta, Wednesday (6/1/2021).

The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari to 10 years in prison on Monday. The sentence was heavier than what the prosecutor had demanded.

The panel of judges chaired by Ignatius Eko Puwanto seems to have captured the public\'s sense of justice after the prosecutor only demanded a four-year sentence for prosecutor Pinangki. The relatively low sentence demanded by the prosecutor triggered the launch of an online petition through the change.org website, which urged the panel of judges to sentence Pinangki to up to 20 years in prison. The ultra petita verdict (exceeding the prosecutor\'s demands) shows an early indication that there are problems in the process of investigation and prosecution at the Attorney General’s Office.