TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A criminal law lecturer of Airlangga University, Iqbal Feliziano, said the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should take over the corruption case of La Nyalla Mattalitti, Chairman of Trade and Industry Chamber (Kadin) East Java. “If the prosecutor office is stucked, the KPK can take over or the prosecutors may transfer the case [themselves],” Iqbal told Tempo yesterday.

The prosecutors should seek an avenue to transfer the case to the KPK, according to Iqbal. The transfer is deemed not difficult because it has a legal basis, article 9 of the KPK Law. The article says that the KPK may take over a corruption case handled by prosecutors both in investigation and prosecution.

La Nyalla has been named as suspect in corruption case of the grant for Kadin East Java, which is used to buy shares of Bank Jatim’s IPO worth Rp5.3 billion in 2012, and money laundering offense of Rp1.3 billion grant for Kadin East Java financial year 2011. After being named suspect for the first time on March 16, La Nyalla went to Malaysia, and subsequently to Singapore.

He has won three pretrial motions, with the latest one on Monday. However, the Chief Justice of East Java Prosecutor Office Maruli Hutagalung has issued a new investigation order.

The Attorney General’s Office said it will not be deterred by La Nyalla’s pretrial motions. “We are convinced that all evidence are already there,” Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said.

Meanwhile, Head of Special Crime Investigation of East Java Prosecutor Office, Dandeni Herdiana, said one of the issues impeding La Nyalla’s repatriation is the absence of red notice from the National Police. “You can ask Police Headquarters as to why [the red notice] has not been issued yet,” he said.

Police Chief Badrodin Haiti said the National Police have sent their representatives to Singapore to seek information on La Nyalla’s whereabout. The police continue to coordinate with Singapore authorities on the requirements to repatriate La Nyalla, he said. “Police [representatives] are already there. Our LO [liaison officer] is also there, to seek information and continue coordination.”

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