The Golkar Party will prepare legal assistance for the Regent of Central Lampung, Ardito Wijaya, who was caught in the Hand Catch Operation (OTT) by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) related to the project bribery case in his area.
Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, said his party would provide legal assistance if it was requested by the person concerned.
"As long as the person concerned needs legal assistance, of course we will prepare it," said Doli to reporters, Thursday, December 11.
"Although so far each of those concerned always has their own legal counsel," he continued.
Doli said the Golkar Party always responds to legal issues that ensnare its cadres with the principle of presumption of innocence.
"We are in principle, if there are Golkar Party cadres who are caught in legal problems, with the principle of presumption of innocence, yes," said Doli.
Therefore, Doli stated that party officials have not been able to confirm the continuation of Ardito Wijaya's status as a Golkar cadre. According to him, the party will still wait for the development of the legal process that is still ongoing at the KPK.
"We'll see about the legal developments, he's still a suspect, not yet a defendant. We'll see what the progress looks like, then we'll take action," said Doli.
It is known that the KPK officially named five people, including the Regent of Central Lampung Ardito Wijaya as suspects after carrying out a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 9-10.
"The KPK has named five people as suspects, namely AW as the Regent of Central Lampung for the period 2025-2030," said the daily executive (Plh) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Mungki Hadipratikto at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, December 11.
Apart from Ardito Wijaya, four other people who also had the orange dream were: Riki Hendra Saputra as a member of the Central Lampung DPRD; Ranu Hari Prasetyo as Ardito's younger brother; Anton Wibowo as the acting (Plt) Head of the Central Lampung Regional Revenue Agency as well as a close relative of Ardito; and Mohamad Lukman Sjamsuri as a private party or Director of PT Elkaka Mandiri.
"The KPK then detained the suspects for the first 20 days from December 10 to 29, 2025," said Mungki.
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