South Jakarta District Court Rejected Pretrial, KPK Asks Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng To Be Cooperative

Ali Fikri (Photo: DOK VOI/Wardhany T)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng to cooperate with the investigation. This request came after the South Jakarta District Court (PN) rejected the pretrial submission.

Eltinus filed a pretrial in relation to the determination of a suspect in the alleged corruption in the construction of the Kingmi Mile 32 Church in Mimika, Papua.

"We remind the suspects to cooperate because it is part of complying with the law," said the Head of the KPK News Agency, Ali Fikri, to reporters, Thursday, August 25.

The more cooperative a suspect, Ali continued, the more quickly the investigation can be completed.

Furthermore, the KPK appreciates the judge's decision to reject the pretrial submitted by Eltinus. Moreover, since the beginning investigators have moved according to the applicable laws and regulations.

"KPK appreciates the judge who has decided to reject the pretrial application submitted by the Mimika Regent suspect," he said.

"From the start, we have been confident that the entire process of investigating this case has complied with the mechanism and the rule of law," Ali continued.

As previously reported, the alleged corruption of the Kingmi Mile 32 Church construction project in the first phase of the 2015 fiscal year (FY) in Mimika Regency, Papua has entered the investigation stage. The church project is estimated to cost around Rp160 billion.

The KPK has also named two suspects in the alleged corruption in the construction of the Kingmi Mile 32 Church in Mimika, Papua. However, it is not clear who the suspects are.

The announcement of the relevant parties as well as their legal status along with the construction of the case will be delivered together with the forced detention. Usually it will be done in a press conference.