JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has just named Tubagus Chaery Wardana aka Wawan, brother of Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah and husband of South Tangerang Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany, as suspect related to the bribery case of post election dispute of Lebak Regency which involved Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Akil Mochtar, another suspect in the case.
KPK Chief Abraham Samad, in a press briefing on Thursday (October 3) noon, explained that KPK also confiscated around Rp1 billion of cash money allegedly given to Akil. According to Samad, KPK also named a woman with initial STA as suspect in the case.
Tubagus Chaery Wardana is known as a businessman. While both Ratu Atut and Airin are politician from Golkar Party, currently led by Aburizal Bakrie. Akil Mochtar himself is also a former lawmaker from Golkar Party.
Akil was a presiding judge of Constitutional Court Judges in the handling of post election dispute of Lebak Regency, Banten.
Panel of Constitutional Court Judges led by Akil, in a verdict trial on Tuesday (October 1), has accepted lawsuit filed by the losing pair candidate endorsed by Golkar, Amir Hamzah and his running mate Kasmin.
Panel of judges then canceled the victory of Iti Octavia – Ade Sumardi pair and ordered the local election commission to held a re-election in Lebak Regency. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)