Attorney Gen. Confirms KPK's Arrest of Jakarta Prosecutor
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28 June 2019 21:31 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo confirmed the news that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had nabbed a prosecutor of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office in a recent sting operation.
He said there was one public prosecutor of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) arrested today on Friday, June 28.
“There is a prosecutor involved [arrested] in the sting operation,” said Prasetyo to journalists today.
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He suspected the arrest was relative to a case regarding a scam, although he could not yet confirm the identities of the suspects.
Prasetyo said the arrest was a joint operation between the prosecutor's office and the KPK. He also dismissed rumors that the sting operation took place at the West Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, of which his son, Bayu Adinugroho, is the chief.
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