Bambang Widjojanto Becomes Lawyer For Mardani Maming, Deputy Chair Of The KPK: It Doesn't Feel Right Ethically

Alexander Marwata/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Alexander Marwata considered that Bambang Widjojanto's or BW's move as an attorney for the former Tanah Bumbu Regent Mardani H. Maming was unethical.

Moreover, the former member of the Jakarta Governor's TGUPP was once the head of the anti-corruption commission. However, he instead became the attorney for the party named as a suspect in the alleged bribery of mining business permits (IUP) in Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.

"So ethically, the person concerned (Bambang Widjojanto, ed) used to be a leader here. Then he became a lawyer for someone we named a suspect here," Alexander said in Jakarta, Friday, July 22.

"According to ethics, it doesn't feel right ethically," he continued.

Apart from ethics, Alexander also said that BW is still tied to the KPK. Moreover, he still has the right in the form of assistance from the KPK if he has legal problems.

"If, for example, it turns out that when he was carrying out his duties after serving at the KPK, there were legal issues, the person concerned still had the right to receive legal assistance from the KPK, yes, that's it," he said.

Previously reported, Mardani filed a pretrial lawsuit to the South Jakarta District Court after receiving a letter of naming the suspect from the KPK. The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) appointed members of the Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP) DKI Jakarta Bambang Widjojanto and former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Denny Indrayana as legal counsel.

The chairman of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) has been named a suspect in alleged bribery and gratification related to mining permits in Tanah Bumbu, Kalimantan. This corrupt practice allegedly occurred when Mardani was still in office.

The determination of Maming as a suspect by the KPK was initially known from the Directorate General of Immigration when confirming the existence of prevention abroad. Meanwhile, the KPK has not made an announcement because efforts to force detention have not been carried out.