JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that the suspect of former Tanah Bumbu Regent, South Kalimantan (Kalsel) Mardani H. Maming, has complied with the applicable law. The evidence bagged was sufficient to ensnare the General Treasurer of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board.

"We not only have two pieces of evidence in the alleged mining permit case in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, but even more," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday. July 22.

In addition, the KPK also has hundreds of documents to strengthen the determination of the suspect Mardani. In the document, said Ali, there are statements from dozens of people who have been questioned.

"In addition, we also have electronic evidence. So there are more than two pieces of evidence," he said.

All of the evidence has been submitted at the pretrial hearing which is currently underway at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). "Including two financial experts and criminal experts, we also present to strengthen the answer from the KPK Legal Bureau regarding the modes associated with alleged corruption," Ali explained.

"In this case, we make sure that the KPK works according to the rule of law. If then the rules are two definite pieces of evidence that are the basis for us to designate someone as a suspect," he continued.

Previously reported, the KPK suspected that there were parties who would intervene in the ongoing pretrial process at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). As a result, the trial was monitored directly by the investigative team.

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.


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