KPK Investigates 2 Lawyers Related to Alleged Bribery in the Execution of the Depok PN Land Dispute involving PT Karabha Digdaya

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined two lawyers related to alleged bribery of land dispute executions at the Depok District Court (PN) involving companies under the Ministry of Finance, PT Karabha Digdaya today.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the two lawyers who were examined were Timothy Ezra Simanjuntak as Managing Partner of S&P Law Office and Jokki Obi Mesa Situmeang who is a Senior Associate at S&P Law Office. They have fulfilled the call since this morning.

"The examination was carried out at the KPK's Red and White building," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, March 5.

Budi has not detailed the materials of the examination of the two lawyers. However, investigators suspect that the two know the alleged bribe which started from the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) some time ago.

As previously reported, the KPK announced five suspects of receiving bribes and gratuities related to land dispute management at the Depok District Court (PN) after carrying out a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Thursday evening, February 6. They are the Chairman of the Depok District Court (PN) I Wayan Eka Mariarta; Deputy Chairman of the Depok District Court (PN) Bambang Setyawan; Jurusita PN Depok Yohansyah Maruanaya; President Director of PT Karabha Digdaya, Trisnandi Yulrisman; and Head of Corporate Legal PT Karabha Digdaya, Berliana Tri Kusuma.

This case is said to have started in 2023, when the Depok PN granted a lawsuit by PT Karabha Digdaya, which is a business entity in the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) related to a land dispute of 6,500 meters in Tapos District, Depok, West Java.

PT Karaba Digdaya then allegedly gave Rp850 million which came from the disbursement of a check with a fictitious invoice payment underlying PT SKBB Consulting Solusindo (consultant to PT KD) to.

The donation was allegedly handed over to I Wayan Eka and Bambang Setiawan through Yohansyah as a jurusita.

As a result of their actions, the suspects are suspected of violating Article 605 letter a and/or Article 606 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

In addition, Bambang is also suspected of violating Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes. Because, he is suspected of receiving a gratification of IDR 2.5 billion which originated from a deposit on a foreign exchange exchange on behalf of PT Daha Mulia Valasindo (DMV).