Regarding Wamenkumham Claims Not Receiving SPDP After Becoming A Suspect, KPK: We Will Check

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Hiariej or Eddy Hiariej (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will check claims of no Notification of Investigation Commencement (SPDP) received by Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Hiariej or Eddy Hiariej after being named a suspect.

This was conveyed by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, in response to the statement by the Public Relations Coordinator of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Tubagus Erif Faturahman, who said that no SPDP had been received. Instead of knowing directly from the KPK, Eddy is claimed to know his legal status from the news.

"We will check," said Ghufron to reporters at the ACLC KPK Building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, quoted on Thursday, November 23.

Ghufron did not want to just talk before checking. This is because the follow-up to handling corruption cases is in the hands of the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK.

"Once again, the administrative process is managed or followed up by the deputy," he said.

Meanwhile, Erif said that Eddy had never received an SPDP or Investigation Order (Sprindik) from the KPK until now. So, he asked all parties to hold the principle of presumption of innocence.

"He did not know anything about the determination of the suspect who was reported by the media because he had never been examined in the investigation and had not received any sprindik or SPDP," Erif said in a written statement to reporters, last Friday.

As previously reported, Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej or Eddy Hiariej was named a suspect in the alleged gratification case. The form of gratification is suspected to be the receipt of a sum of money related to consultation and assistance for the ratification of a company's legal entity.

"The determination of the suspect Wamenkumham is correct," said Deputy Chairman of the KPK Alexander Marwata some time ago.

Alexander ensured that the determination of the suspect was based on an investigation warrant (Sprindik) that it had been signed two weeks ago. With 4 suspects. From the recipient 3, from the giver 1," he said.

Complementing Alex, Director of KPK Enforcement Asep Guntur explained that the articles applied were actually not only gratification but bribery. This application was carried out after the case was carried out.

"Oh double (the article, ed). There is a bribery article, there is a gratification article," said KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters as quoted on Tuesday, November 7.

Asep said the application of this article was also based on the analysis report (LHA) of the Financial Analysis and Transaction Report Center (PPATK).

"Where the audit report is in the form of money traffic owned or in the accounts of the suspects or suspects," he concluded.