2 Defendants In The Corruption Case Of Procurement Of E-KTP Will Soon Be Tried At The Jakarta Corruption Court

Two suspects in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of electronic ID cards (KTP-el) Isnu Edhi Wijaya (right) and Husni Fahmi (left) (Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former President Director of the Republic of Indonesia State Printing Corporation (PNRI) Isnu Edhi Wijaya and the Head of the Information Technology Technical Team for the Application of e-KTP Husni Fahmi will soon be on trial.

The trial will be held after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has handed over their second indictment to the Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday, June 14 yesterday.

"KPK Prosecutor Putra Iskandar has finished transferring the case files and indictment for defendants Isnu Edhy Wijaya and defendants Husni Fahmi to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, June 15.

Isnu and Husni are accused of alleged corruption in the procurement of e-KTP. Furthermore, Ali said that their detention is now under the authority of the Corruption Court.

"The next team of prosecutors is waiting for the issuance of the determination of the appointment of the Panel of Judges and the determination of the day of the trial with the first agenda, namely the reading of the indictment," he said.

In this case, the two defendants were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 Jo Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code or Article 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 Jo Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

As previously reported, this case has dragged the names of a number of high-ranking officials in the ministry, such as the former Director General of Dukcapil Irman and a former official at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Sugiharto.

Next, there are also the names of the former chairman of the DPR RI Setya Novanto, former member of Commission III DPR RI Fraction Hanura Miryam S Haryani, former member of Commission III DPR RI Markus Nari. The state losses caused by the alleged corruption reached Rp. 2.3 trillion.