Not Attending Eddy Hiariej's Pretrial Session Today, KPK Asks To Postpone

Former Deputy Minister Of Law And Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej At The KPK's Red And White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will not attend a pretrial hearing filed by former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej or Eddy Hiariej at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) today, Thursday, January 11. The legal bureau team has sent a letter asking for a delay. The legal bureau team has not been able to attend today, asking for a pretrial time because it is still preparing the administrative and document completeness," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Thursday, January 11. Ali said that his party would be present at the next trial. Tim immediately completes all the completeness of the documents,'' he stressed. In the next trial schedule, the KPK Team will be present,' continued Ali.," continued the South Jakarta District Court Public Relations Officer, Djiyamto to reporters, Thursday, January 4. Eddy has been officially announced as a suspect in receiving bribes. He is suspected of receiving money up to Rp8 billion which was divided several times for a number of purposes involving the boss of PT CLM, Helmut Hermawan. Eddy's first received this after he agreed to provide a general legal administration consultation for PT CLM ownership disputes. At that time Helmut gave Rp4 billion. Then, he also received Rp3 billion to stop the legal process involving Helmut in Bareskrim Polri through the issuance of an investigation termination order (SP3).

Finally, Eddy is suspected of using his power as Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights to unblock PT CLM in the Legal Entity Administration System (SABH) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. He then received Rp1 billion which was used to run for the Head of the Central Management of the Indonesian Tennis Association (PP Pelti). The KPK suspects that Eddy made this acceptance through two people as his representative. They are lawyers named Yosi Andika Mulyadi and Yogi Arie Rukmana who are his personal assistants who are also suspects in this case.