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KPK confirms arrest of law enforcement officials in sting operation
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The Corruption Eradication Commission has confirmed it arrested officials, including from the Constitutional Court, a hotel in West Jakarta on Wednesday night. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested a number of law enforcement officials, reportedly including Constitutional Court (MK) justice Patrialis Akbar, in a sting operation.
“The KPK has arrested a number of individuals from law enforcement institutions in a sting operation in Jakarta,” KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
Agus, however, refused to elaborate further, including revealing any names.
“We will provide further details later today,” he said.
(Read also: Historic sentence for Akil)
Separately, Constitutional Court chief justice Arief Hidayat apologized to the public on Thursday over the arrest of a court justice for alleged bribery at a hotel in an entertainment area in West Jakarta on Wednesday night.
“Although it’s personal, the crime tainted the MK,” Arief told reporters.
Patrialis allegedly accepted a bribe related a judicial review that was handled by the court.
On July 1, 2014, the Jakarta Corruption Court handed down a historic sentence by sentencing 53-year-old former Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar to life imprisonment for accepting Rp 57 billion (US$4.7 million) in bribes from a number of regional heads to influence decisions on election disputes during his tenure. (jun)
