KPK Reveals Evidence of AKBP Bambang Kayun's Snare: There are 50 Documents to Witness and Expert Statements

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that AKBP Bambang Kayun's appointment as a suspect in alleged bribery and gratuities is based on sufficient evidence. There are documents up to witness statements that have been pocketed by investigators.

"(The determination, ed) has been based on sufficient preliminary evidence and even more than two pieces of evidence in the form of 50 documents, statements from 11 people, three experts, and instructions", said KPK Head of Reporting Section Ali Fikri told reporters, Monday, December 12.

The KPK believes the pretrial judge will reject Bambang Kayun's lawsuit. Moreover, the evidence has been presented in the pretrial hearing.

Apart from that, Ali also said that Bambang Kayun had never filed an objection to the freezing of his transactions. Thus, the request for compensation could not be made.

"As for requests for compensation, this can only occur if an investigation or prosecution is terminated, including for being arrested, detained, prosecuted and tried or subjected to other actions without reasons based on law", he stressed.

"Therefore, the KPK is very confident that the judge will reject the application", Ali continued.

The Corruption Eradication Committee named AKBP Bambang Kayun as a suspect in alleged bribery and gratuities related to the forgery of letters during the processing of the dispute over the rights of the heirs of PT Aria Citra Mulia (ACM). He is suspected of getting money up to billions of rupiah for the Toyota Alphard car.

Meanwhile, AKBP Bambang Kayun filed a pretrial at the South Jakarta District Court. He sued because he did not accept being named a suspect by the KPK.

The South Jakarta District Court Case Tracing Information System (SIPP) said the lawsuit was registered number 108/Pid.Pra/2022/PN JKT.SEL. gifts or promises while serving as Head of the Criminal and Human Rights (HAM) Subdivision for the Legal Application Bureau of the Legal Aid Bureau of the Police Legal Division from 2013 to 2019.

The money came from Emylia Said and Hermansyah. Next, Bambang also asked the pretrial judge to order the anti-corruption commission to withdraw the attempt to block all of his accounts.

He also claimed to have suffered losses of up to tens of millions of rupiah.

"The behavior of the respondent which named the applicant as a suspect without any procedure was legally flawed or contrary to the law which resulted in a loss of IDR 25 million per month starting from October until the filing of this application", the lawsuit was quoted as saying.