JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The South Jakarta District Court is expected to rule a pre-trial petition filed by Sutan Bhatoegana Siregar, graft suspect and politician from SBY’s Democratic Party, against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Monday (Apr. 13).
Judge Asiadi Sembiring of the South Jakarta District Court is scheduled to read the verdict this morning.
Responding to the verdict trial, Bhatoegana’s lawyer Rahmat Harahap said his side has submited a request to the KPK to postpone the trial of his client at the Jakarta Corruption Court. Bhatoegana is actually to face his first trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court this morning at around 9:00 am.
Bhatoegana has been named as graft suspect since May. 14, 2014. He was then detained at Salemba detention center before removed to the KPK’s detention center in Mar. 22, 2015. According to KPK’s minutes of investigation (BAP) on the former SKK Migas Head Rudi Rubiandini dated Sep. 4, 2013, Rudi said he delivered US$200,000 to Bhatoegana through Tri Yulianto, another Democratic Party lawmaker, in July 2013.
Bhatoegana, the former Head of the House Commission VII (overseeing energy & mineral resources affairs), then delivered the money known as as the so-called holiday bonuses (THR) to other leaders and members of the Commission. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)