KPK Names Three Suspects in District Court Official Graft Case
1 July 2016 21:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named three suspects in a graft case involving the clerk of the Central Jakarta District Court, namely Central Jakarta District Court’s replacement clerk Muhammad Santoso, WK legal consulting office staff Ahmad Yani and PT Kapuas Tunggal Persada lawyer Raoul Adhitya Wiranatakusumah (RAW).
Santoso was named as a suspect for allegedly receiving a bribe, while Ahmad Yani and Raoul were charged as the bribers. The graft case is related to a legal battle between PT Kapuas Tunggal Persada (KTP) and PT Mitra Maju Sukses processed by the Central Jakarta District Court.
"Raoul, as KTP's legal counsel, was seeking to win the case," KPK deputy chief Basaria Pandjaitan said at her office in Jakarta on Friday, July 1, 2016.
Basaria added PT Mitra Maju Sukses filed a lawsuit against KTP, and Raoul allegedly bribed Santoso to win the case. The graft case was exposed in an operation conducted by the KPK on Thursday night, June 30, 2016. The KPK arrested Santoso and Yani in different locations in Jakarta.
Basaria revealed that KPK investigators found two brown envelopes each containing S$25,000 and S$3,000. Santoso, Yani and Raoul are now facing prison sentences based on the law on corruption and the Criminal Code.
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