JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The acting deputy chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Johan Budi SP stated that his agency is ready to supervise the investigation conducted by the Attorney General Office (AGO) on the Freeport scandal involving the Speaker of the House Setya Novanto and businessman Mohammad Reza Chalid.
Johan, however, said that KPK’s supervision can be only conducted after the AGO delivered a letter on the investigation order (SPDP) into the Freeport case to the KPK.
Previously, the KPK has already confirmed that they have received a report filed by Muhammad Said Didu, regarding the Freeport scandal. Said Didu is one of expert staffs for Minister of of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said.
The AGO, meanwhile, has speeded up its investigation into the Freeport scandal. The AGO has questioned Maroef and Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said as witness in the case. The AGO has also seized Maroef’s mobile phone, in which the original tape of conversation between Maroef, Novanto and Reza is stored. The AGO said that the recorded conversation is a legal evidence.
The AGO, moreover, will soon to summon Novanto and Reza for examination session. But Reza, according to the Immigration office, has flew abroad since last week. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.