Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto's Response To Firli Bahuri's Volunteers

Kapolda Metro Jaya, Inspector General Karyoto. (VOI/Rizky Adytia Pramana)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri fought back by suing pretrial for his determination as a suspect in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto responded by mentioning that this was the right of every suspect.

"Yes, it is the rights determined by the suspect and it is legal," Karyoto told reporters, Saturday, November 25.

When questioned about preparing a legal team to face Firli's resistance, Karyoto firmly said that the Polda Metro Jaya already had the Legal Sector (Bidkum).

The team will face the trial of the pretrial lawsuit that has been registered by Firli Bahuri's camp.

"Our organization is complete," said Karyoto.

The pretrial lawsuit filed by Firli Bahuri to the South Jakarta District Court was officially accepted on Friday, November 24. The pretrial lawsuit is registered with number: 129/Pid.Pra/2023/JKT.SEL.

In the lawsuit, Firli Bahuri as the applicant. Meanwhile, the respondent, namely the Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto.

The Public Relations Officer of the South Jakarta District Court, Djuyamto, said that with the lawsuit, the Chairman of the South Jakarta District Court had appointed the sole judge, Imelda Herawati, to examine and try the case for the judicial application.

"The single judge has set the first day of trial on Monday, December 11, 2023," said Djuyamto.

Meanwhile, in the case of alleged extortion and acceptance of gratuities, Firli Bahuri was officially named a suspect based on the results of the case title conducted on Wednesday, November 22.

Several pieces of evidence that became the basis for determining the suspect, namely, foreign exchange documents worth Rp7.4 billion. Then, there were also the results of the extraction of 21 cellphones.

Firli was charged with Article 12e, 12B or Article 11 of Law number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code. Thus, it is threatened with life imprisonment.