Mardani Maming Has Received A Letter Of Determination Of Suspects From The KPK

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JAKARTA - The attorney for former Tanah Bumbu Regent Mardani H. Maming, Ahmad Irawan said his party had received a letter of determination of the suspect from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Mardani is said to be a suspect in the alleged bribery of mining permits. As a result of this status, he was then prevented from going abroad for six months.

"(The letter, ed) has been (received, ed). It was received on Wednesday, June 22," said Ahmad Irawan to VOI, Friday, June 24.

Ahmad said that his team is currently conducting a study on further legal steps. Including, the possibility of filing a pretrial for the determination of the suspect by the KPK.

"It is being studied and prepared, including the pretrial effort," he said.

As previously reported, Mardani H. Maming admitted that he was a victim of the legal mafia after being named a suspect by the KPK. Related to this, the Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK Karyoto invited the General Treasurer of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board to propose other legal remedies.

"If the time concerned does not accept it, there is an institution, pretrial, etc., please. So, we are not too concerned with things like that," Karyoto told reporters, Thursday, June 24.

Karyoto also reminded law enforcement not to respond with irresponsible opinions.

"The law is not with opinions, the law is please discussed with the facts and there is also a channel. Through the judiciary, pretrial and others because of the rights of a witness, a suspect will be protected by law," he stressed.