The Jakarta Corruption Court is set to tighten security as Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to testify in defense of graft suspect and former energy and mineral resources minister Jero Wacik on Thursday.

The court, located in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, will start preparations on Wednesday evening, including securing the courtroom. Kalla's expected appearance is based on a request from Jero, a Democratic Party politician.

'€œWe will secure the Kartika I courtroom because Pak JK is scheduled to stand as a witness in the Jero Wacik hearing,'€ the court'€™s security coordinator, Wachidin, said in Jakarta on Wednesday, as reported by tribunnews.com.   

He said his team would start to tighten up security at the court on Wednesday evening, and precautions would remain in place until Kalla left the court at the end of Jero'€™s hearing.

'€œThere will be tight security [for Jusuf Kalla] from members of the Presidential Guard during tomorrow's hearing,'€ Wachidin said.

The Corruption Eradication Corruption (KPK) has accused Jero of embezzling billions of rupiah during his tenure as culture and tourism minister in the first term of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration, and later while serving as energy and mineral resources minister in Yudhoyono'€™s second term.

Kalla, Yudhoyono'€™s first-term vice president, will attend the court hearing on Thursday for Jero, with whom he worked from 2005 to 2009. (bbn)(+)

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