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National scene: Court quashes Sutan's pretrial motion
JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court has rejected the pretrial motion filed by Democratic Party lawmaker Sutan Bhatoegana, who challenged the Corruption Eradication Commissionâs (KPK) move to name him a suspect in a graft case
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AKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court has rejected the pretrial motion filed by Democratic Party lawmaker Sutan Bhatoegana, who challenged the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) move to name him a suspect in a graft case.
The court said that the pretrial motion was rejected because the KPK had wrapped up their prosecution against Sutan.
'A pretrial motion cannot be accepted if the Jakarta Corruption Court has already held a hearing for the case. A pretrial hearing only concerns administrative matters,' South Jakarta District Court spokesman I Made Sutrisna said.
Earlier this week, the court ordered a two-week postponement for Sutan's pretrial hearing.
Sole judge Asiadi Sembiring adjourned the court session until April 6 after the antigraft body failed to attend the hearing.
Sutan is currently challenging the KPK's decision to name him a suspect in a bribery case involving the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and House of Representatives Commission VII overseeing energy and mineral resources, where Sutan once served as chairman and allegedly accepted billions of rupiah in bribes.
