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day after being named a graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Jambi Governor Zumi Zola said on Saturday that he would not step down from his position.

In a press conference held in his official residence on Saturday, the former actor said Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo had not instructed him to leave his post.

He asked that the presumption of innocence be observed while the case was under investigation.

The antigraft body named Zumi a suspect in a graft case pertaining to the 2018 Jambi provincial budget. He has also been barred from traveling overseas since Jan. 25.

KPK investigators searched his official residence in Jambi and a villa in East Tanjung Jabung from Wednesday to early morning on Thursday. They seized several documents and three vaults containing cash in both rupiah and US dollars.

Zumi started his political career as National Mandate Party (PAN) Tanjung Jabung chairman in 2010. He served as Tanjung Jabung regent in 2011 and won the 2015 election to serve as Jambi governor for the 2016-2021 term.

Besides Zumi, three other Jambi officials and a PAN member of the legislative council have also been named suspects in the case.