As Lukas Enembe's Lawyer, Stefanus Is Suspected Of Building An Opinion To Influence Witnesses

Lawyer Lukas Enembe Stefanus Roy Rening was named a suspect and taken to the KPK building, Tuesday 9 May (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that there were three acts of obstruction committed by Stefanus Roy Rening while defending the inactive Papua Governor Lukas Enembe. One of them influenced witnesses so that they did not attend to fulfill the investigators' summons. "SRR with bad faith and used unlawful means to carry out actions, including compiling a series of scenarios in the form of providing suggestions and influencing several parties who would be summoned as witnesses," said KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron in a press conference at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, May 9. In addition, Roy asked other people who were witnesses in the Lukas Enembe case to provide incorrect testimonials. The goal is that the anti-corruption commission gets negative opinion so that the investigation of the alleged corruption that runs cannot be carried out. The witnesses were asked to convey false news in the church in Papua. So, the congregation there was finally provoked. "Then SRR is suspected to also suggest and influence other witnesses so as not to hand over money as a return to the alleged corruption results that are being resolved by the KPK," said Ghufron. The obstruction of this investigation was carried out since the KPK named Lukas Enembe as a suspect. Ghufron said, both of them had known each other since 2006 when Lukas advanced as Governor of Papua in the Pilkada.

"LE appointed a team of legal advisors based on a power of attorney that stated that SRR was appointed as the head of the legal team who would assist during the legal process at the KPK," he explained. He is suspected of violating Article 21 of the Corruption Act.