REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Former member of Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Miryam S. Haryani, underwent the first trial as defendant in the case giving false testimony.
During the trial held at the Corruption Court, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, Miryam rejected the indictment.
“I objected to the indictment made by prosecutor because I did not give false testimony in accordance with Article No. 22. So I do not know which description the prosecutor felt it was not true. I have given the correct information in court,” said Miryam after the trial, Thursday (July 13).
In the hearing of the trial the chairman of the Panel of Judges asked the defendant about what he had given during the investigation hearing as stated in the police investigation report (BAP) dated December 1, 2016, BAP dated December 14, 2016 and BAP dated January 24, 2017 signed by the defendant. On the question of the judge, the defendant justified his signatures in all BAP.
However, Miryam withdrrew her dossier as witness in the case of corruption of the e-ID procurement project with Irman and Sugiharto as the defendants. She told the court she was forced by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators to sign the dossier.
"Despite being warned by the judge, the defendant nevertheless stated that he had been pressured and threatened by KPK investigators during the investigation hearing so that the judge ordered the prosecutor in the next trial to present three investigators who had examined the defendant as a verbal witness who would be confronted with the accused" the prosecutor said.
Miryam claimed to have objected as a complaint to the Parliament's Special Committee (Pansus) for Inquiry Right on the Duty Execution and Authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Miryam also stated, not to worry if prosecutor KPK play video examination during the KPK.
"Maybe people who are depressed in the video with people who are depressed in physical are different. People, for example, are silent when angry, depressed. It can not be seen from the video," she said.
Miryam’s lawyer, Aga Khan, stated that his client complaints to the inquiry right Pansus explained about the seizure, the shakedown, until the time of the determination of Miryam in the raid list (DPO).
"You can see, in our trial, we are open while the new witness protection is offered one day before being examined in court. That is why we think that it’s just reason to press Miryam," said Aga.
Miryam was tried for alleged violation of Article 22 juncto Article 35 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Act No. 20 of 2001 concerning the eradication of corruption juncto article 64 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. She is facing 12 years of prison and a fine of up to Rp600 million if found guilty.
The next trial was schedulled on July 18 to hear defense by Miryam.
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