JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it had sent a letter to the Supreme Court before detaining the Head of the Depok I District Court Wayan Eka Mariarta (EKA) and the Deputy Head of the Depok District Court Bambang Setyawan (BBG).
"As provided for in Article 101 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Law Number 20 of 2025, the KPK has sent a letter to the Supreme Court regarding the detention of a judge," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu, quoted by Antara.
Asep explained that Article 101 of Law Number 20 of 2025 concerning the Code of Criminal Procedure (KUHAP) regulates that the detention of a judge must be based on the permission of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Article 101 of the Criminal Procedure Code reads: "In the event of detention being carried out against a judge, the detention must be based on the permission of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."
"As a form of obedience, we law enforcers at the Corruption Eradication Commission, of course, based on the provisions in this new Criminal Procedure Code, Law Number 20 of 2025 which has been in force since January 2, 2026, of course, we also follow by sending a letter to the Supreme Court," he explained.
When questioned again about the reason why the KPK had to wait for the permission of the Chief Justice, Asep said that the KPK had to maintain the dignity of the judiciary.
"We must maintain the dignity of the judiciary because the judge is God's representative on earth, that is. So, of course, it is very natural when the law provides protection so that this judge is not easily criminalized when carrying out his duties, of course," he said.
Previously, on February 5, 2026, the KPK carried out a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) against judges in the Depok City area, West Java. The KPK explained that the OTT was related to alleged corruption in handling land dispute cases.
On February 6, 2026, Deputy Chairman of the Judicial Commission Desmihardi stated that his agency supported the KPK's steps and would follow up on the issue.
On the same date, the KPK revealed that it had arrested seven people in the OTT, consisting of Eka, Bambang, one from PN Depok, then a director and three employees of PT Karabha Digdaya, which is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance.
The KPK then named five of the seven people as suspects in the alleged corruption case related to the receipt or promise in handling land disputes in the environment of the Depok PN.
They are the Chairman of Depok I Wayan Eka Mariarta (EKA), Deputy Chairman of Depok Bambang Setyawan (BBG), Depok Yohansyah Maruanaya (YOH), Director of Karabha Digdaya Trisnadi Yulrisman (TRI), and Head of Corporate Legal Karabha Digdaya Berliana Tri Kusuma (BER).
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