The Prosecutor's Office Rejects Requests For Suspension Of Detention Of Deputy Chairperson Of The Bekasi Regency DPRD

Deputy Chairperson of the Bekasi Regency DPRD, SL (two right), came down from the investigation room for the special criminal act of the Bekasi Regency Kejari/DOK ANTARA

BEKASI - The Bekasi District Attorney's Office, West Java, rejected the request to postpone the detention of the suspect, Deputy Chairperson of the Bekasi Regency DPRD with the initials SL, whose legal representative proposed.

"They (legal power) applied for a suspension of detention, but we refused," said Head of the Intelligence Section of the Bekasi District Attorney's Office Samuel in Cikarang, Antara, Wednesday, November 13.

The Prosecutor's Office has even issued a letter of extension of detention of the suspect in the alleged corruption case for 40 days from November 18 to December 27, 2024.

"Because the detention period for the first 20 days since the suspect was named on October 29, 2024 will end so we will extend it," he said.

Samuel confirmed that the corruption case file in the form of receiving gratuities from two units of the Mitsubishi Pajero luxury car and a BMW sedan by the suspect SL had been completed by investigators and had been handed over to the research prosecutor.

"The research prosecutor in the next five days will conduct a case file study before being transferred by pidsus (special convicts) to the court," he said.

Samuel also asked the public to be patient waiting for the certainty of the legal case that ensnared the Deputy Chairperson of the Bekasi Regency DPRD for the 2019-2024 and 2024-2029 periods.

"Wait for it later in court, everything will be proven openly to the public. We cannot convey the main contents of the case because it is still under investigation," he said.

Previously, SL was named a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the form of gratification or bribery on Tuesday (29/10) or the day after being inaugurated for the second time as Deputy Chair of the Bekasi Regency DPRD as a result of the 2024 General Election.

Head of the Bekasi District Attorney's Office, Dwi Astuti Beniyati, said that SL was suspected of committing a criminal act of corruption in receiving gratuities or bribes from the person carrying out physical activities with the initials RS who had already been named a suspect.

"The determination of the suspect in this case is the development of the results of the investigation into the alleged bribery or gratuity committed by the suspect RS to the SL suspect," he said.

Head of the Special Crimes Section of the Bekasi District Attorney's Office Ronald Thomas Mendrofa said SL was suspected of violating the alternative article 12 letters a or the second article 12 letters e or the third article 12 letters b or the fourth article 5 paragraph 2 in conjunction with article 5 paragraph 1 letter a.

Then or fifth article 5 paragraph 2 in conjunction with article 5 paragraph 1 letter b or the sixth article 11 of Law Number 20 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

"The threat of imprisonment is at least one year and a maximum of 20 years. The form of the alleged article is an alternative, meaning that one of these articles will be proven later in court, which one is most in accordance with the elements of his actions," said Ronald.