The Chairman Of The South Sumatra KONI Becomes A Suspect In The Corruption Fund For Grants

Chairman of the South Sumatra KONI HZ (right) walked out after undergoing an examination at the South Sumatra Province High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) in Palembang, Monday (4/9/2023). (ANTARA PHOTO/Nova Wahyudi/Spt)

PALEMBANG - The South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Sumsel) has established the Chairman of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) of South Sumatra, HZ, is a suspect in the corruption case of grant funds for the 2021 fiscal year.

Head of the Legal Information Section of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Vanny Yulia Eka Sari, said that until now the suspect HZ had not been detained.

"Yes, that's right, HZ has been named a suspect. According to the special investigation team (pidsus) of the South Sumatra Attorney General's Office for the HZ suspect is still considered cooperative," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, September 4.

He revealed that in accordance with Article 21 of the Criminal Procedure Code, if the suspect is not worried that he will run away or lose evidence and commit other criminal acts.

"From the morning, a summons has been made as a witness, then because sufficient evidence has been found, his status as a suspect has been raised. Then, for the questions asked, there are about a dozen," he said.

Meanwhile, HZ's attorney, Gede Pasek Suardika, explained that his client had received a letter as a suspect in the early stages. However, his client is currently summoned by the South Sumatra Attorney General's Office to witness the other two suspects in the case.

"Today, HZ is being examined as a witness, but will then be summoned as a suspect waiting for the schedule from the South Sumatra Attorney General's Office to be held at the BAP, because the investigators can determine the suspect at any time," he explained.

For their actions, the suspects were charged with Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 20 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code (primer).

Then, Article 3 in conjunction with Article 20 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code (subsider).