KPK Ready to Fight Pre-trial Petition for Former Deputy Chairman of PN Depok

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) respects the pretrial filed by Bambang Setiawan as a former Deputy Chairman of the Depok District Court (PN) at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). This lawsuit is said to be owned by every suspect, including Bambang who is entangled in the alleged bribery of land dispute executions.

"It is the right of every citizen to test the formal aspects of the law enforcement process, and the KPK considers it as part of the checks and balances mechanism in the judicial system," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement quoted on Monday, May 4.

Budi ensured that the case of bribery in the execution of land disputes had been investigated according to procedure. "Both in the determination of suspects and the implementation of forced seizure efforts that are the object of this pre-trial," he said.

The KPK is also optimistic that this pretrial will be rejected by the panel of judges, such as the lawsuit filed by I Wayan Eka Mariarta as the former Chairman of the Depok PN.

"The verdict is a confirmation that all the processes that the KPK has carried out have been in accordance with the legal corridor," he said.

Furthermore, the KPK said that the legal bureau team would prepare the file and be ready to face the pretrial filed by Bambang.

"We believe that the pre-trial is precisely the space for objective proof, that every action we take has a strong legal basis and can be held accountable to the public."

Bambang is known to have filed a pretrial lawsuit to the PN Jaksel on Tuesday, April 28. The application was registered with case number: 60/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL.

"Classification of cases: the legality or illegality of the implementation of forced seizure efforts," he was quoted as saying on the South Jakarta District Court's Case Search Information System (SIPP) website.

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 in money sourced from the disbursement of checks with the underlying payment of a fictitious invoice from PT SKBB Consulting Solusindo (consultant of PT KD).

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).