Deputy Chairperson Of The KPK Regarding The Pretrial Decision Eddy Hiariej: Makes Sense Or Winds?

Former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, March 20. (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will conduct a study of the decision of the South Jakarta District Court (PN) which canceled the status of the suspect former Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej or Eddy Hiariej. The judge's considerations must be observed.

"The judge's consideration makes sense or has the wind that must be observed," said KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata in a written statement to reporters, Wednesday, January 31.

Alexander ensured that Eddy would not escape the legal snares in bribery and gratification cases. He opened the opportunity to re-establish the academic as a suspect.

"If according to the judge the evidence is not enough, yes, we complete or complete the evidence and determine the suspect again," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said they were still waiting for files from the South Jakarta District Court. Only then did the study.

"KPK will wait for the minutes of the complete verdict of this pretrial hearing to be studied first in order to determine the next legal steps," he said in a written statement.

As previously reported, the KPK lost the pretrial lawsuit against Eddy Hiariej. The sole judge decided to determine the suspect in the case of alleged bribery and illegal gratification.

"The judge reached the conclusion of the defendant's actions which determined the applicant as an invalid suspect and had legal force," said Judge Estiono when reading the verdict, Tuesday.

The judge considers that the anti-corruption commission does not have enough evidence in determining the suspect as regulated in Article 184 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).

Then, the judge assessed that the article used by the KPK in determining the suspect against Eddy Hiariej did not have binding legal force.

Meanwhile, the articles used by the KPK are Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code.

"The trial, in the exception, stated that the defendant's exception could not be fully accepted," said Judge Estiono.