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South Kalimantan governor challenges KPK in pretrial motion
Sahbirin Noor has filed a pretrial motion challenging the KPK's procedure in naming him as a bribery suspect in a graft case related to an infrastructure tender in the province, while the antigraft body has slapped a travel ban on the South Kalimantan governor, deeming him as a potential flight risk.
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An investigator (left) shows confiscated money at a press briefing on Oct. 8, 2024 at the Jakarta headquarters of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), attended by KPK deputy chair Nurul Ghufron (center) and spokesperson Tessa Mahardika (right). The cash and other items were seized during a raid in South Kalimantan that also resulted in the arrest of six suspects, including South Kalimantan Public Works and Housing Agency head Yulianti Erlynah, as well as the naming of South Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor as a suspect in the case. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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outh Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor has filed a pretrial motion against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for naming him as a bribery suspect in a case related to a rigged tender for several local infrastructure projects.
The antigraft body declared the governor a suspect last Tuesday after arresting eight people in the province in connection with the case.
Investigators suspect Sahbirin of negotiating an illicit payment amounting to at least Rp 1 billion (US$64,231) from businesspeople in exchange for rigging the infrastructure tender in their favor.
In the pretrial motion filed on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court, Sahbirin alleged that the KPK had violated the legal procedure for declaring a suspect.
He has asked the court to invalidate his suspect status and to order the KPK to stop its investigation into him, South Jakarta District Court spokesperson Djuyamto said on Friday while reading out Sahbirin’s petition, Kompas.id reported.
The antigraft body said separately that it respected Sahbirin’s right to file a pretrial motion.
“The KPK will [address] the motion by sending representatives from our legal bureau, according to the prevailing regulations,” KPK spokesperson Tessa Mahadhika Sugiarto said, as quoted by Kompas.id.
