Become A KPK Suspect, Member Of The National Police Bambang Kayun Was Prevented From Leaving The Country

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has sent a letter to the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia to prevent members of the National Police Bambang Kayun from leaving the country. Prevention is carried out for six months. "Currently, the KPK has sent a letter to the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to prevent people from traveling abroad to parties who have been named suspects by the KPK," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Wednesday, November 23. Ali said this prevention was carried out until November 3, 2022. Extensions can be carried out according to the needs of investigators. The KPK ensures that this request for prevention is in accordance with applicable regulations. Bambang is expected to remain in Indonesia when his statement is needed. "This objection is done so that the party in question does not travel abroad, so when the statement is needed the KPK investigating team, he remains at home and cooperatively attends to fulfill the examination," he said. As previously reported, the KPK confirmed that it had named a member of the National Police as a suspect in the alleged bribery and gratification related to the struggle for the rights of the heirs of PT Aria Citra Mulia (ACM). However, his identity has not been conveyed because he is waiting for the adequacy of the evidence. Meanwhile, Bambang Kayun has filed a pretrial for the South Jakarta District Court. He sued because he did not accept being named a suspect by the KPK. The South Jakarta District Court Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) said the lawsuit was registered number 108/Pid.Pra/2022/PN JKT.SEL. gift or promise while serving as Head of Subdivision of Criminal and Human Rights (HAM) for the Legal Application of the Bureau of Bankum, Police Legal Division from 2013 to 2019. The money came from Emylia Said and Hermansyah. Next, Bambang also asked the pretrial judge to order the anti-corruption commission to withdraw efforts to block all of his accounts. He also admitted that he suffered losses of up to tens of millions of rupiah. "The act of the respondent who determined the applicant as a suspect without a procedure was a juridical defect or against the law which resulted in a loss of Rp. 25 million per month starting from October until he submitted this application," the lawsuit was quoted as saying. Bambang hopes that this lawsuit will be accepted. Thus, the determination of the suspect by the anti-corruption commission can be annulled.