As embattled House of Representatives Speaker and graft suspect Setya Novanto laid on a hospital bed, a team of doctors from the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) examined him following a request from the antigraft body.

The team of 10 doctors performed a series of tests on Setya, who was involved in a car accident in Jakarta on Thursday evening that resulted in him suffering from a concussion and other wounds. The tests were carried out on Sunday morning in his room at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM Kencana) after Setya was examined by the hospital’s doctors, his attorney Fredrich Yunadi said.

“The doctors performed a number of tests on him [Setya] to assess his mental state and whether he was able to communicate,” he said on Sunday.

The doctors assessed his memory, hearing and reactions, said Fredrich, who along with Setya’s wife, Deisti Astriani Tagor, accompanied the doctors in the room during the tests. He also added that Setya was asleep for most of the tests.

The Jakarta Post attempted to contact IDI’s secretary-general, M Adib Khumaidi, regarding the tests, but had received no response as of Sunday evening.

The IDI’s special team is part of the association’s cooperation with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which allows the latter to request an independent health examination for graft suspects. KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah said on Sunday that the antigraft body was still coordinating with the team of doctors on the results of the tests.

“We are still waiting for the final results, which will be used to decide the next move taken by investigators,” he said, including the possibility of moving Setya to the KPK’s detention center once doctors gave him medical clearance.

The IDI guaranteed the professionalism of RSCM doctors, most of whom were also IDI members, he added.

The KPK had ordered the transfer of Setya from Medika Hospital in Permata Hijau in West Jakarta to RSCM on Friday, a day after the car accident, to undergo a thorough examination. The move was reportedly made to support its investigation into the powerful politician over his alleged role in the e-ID graft case, which has been dubbed one of the biggest graft cases in the country’s history, having caused state losses of Rp 2.3 trillion (US$170 million).

Setya was on his way to Metro TV offices for an interview on Thursday evening when the car he was riding in, belonging to then Metro TV journalist Hilman Mattauch, reportedly crashed into a utility pole in Permata Hijau.

The KPK had also placed Setya in custody while he was receiving treatment at RSCM on Friday after the latter reportedly tried to evade arrest when a team of investigators visited his house on Wednesday evening.

The antigraft body renamed Setya a suspect in the e-ID case on Nov. 10 after he won a pretrial motion in late September that voided his suspect status.

Meanwhile, Metro TV has dismissed Hilman, who has also been named a reckless driving suspect by the Jakarta Police. Hilman submitted a resignation letter before the dismissal letter was signed, Metro TV editor-in-chief Don Bosco Salamun said as reported by kompas.com. The company formed an internal team to look into Hilman’s alleged misconduct.

“The facts showed that there was a conflict of interest and that he had violated the code of ethics,” said Don.

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