“Following the stipulation of the suspect and the request to bring forth of a Supreme Court Judge, Mr. Sudrajad Dimyati, we, the Supreme Court, are cooperative and submit to the legal process mechanism that of which is under the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission," spokesperson for the Supreme Court, Andi Samsan Nganro, said, according to a statement broadcast on the Supreme Court's YouTube channel here on Friday.
The Supreme Court is concerned about the incident, Nganro said, and emphasized his administration's willingness to cooperate in the case.
"Mr. Dimyati will fulfill a request from the Corruption Eradication Commission regarding him being named a suspect," he added.
Despite queries, the spokesperson did not divulge how the events in the case unfolded and asked that questions regarding the case be directed to the commission.
"We, from the Supreme Court, have no right to give an explanation on what or how of the chronology of what happened," he said.
Early on Friday morning, the KPK named 10 suspects over alleged bribery in case management at the Supreme Court. The list of suspects included Dimyati as a bribe recipient.
KPK conducted an investigation and gathered sufficient preliminary evidence after collecting information related to the allegation, KPK chairman Firli Bahuri said during a press conference here on Friday.
"Next, the Corruption Eradication Commission (changed) the status of this case to the investigation stage. Based on the results of witness statements and sufficient evidence, the investigators (named) as many as 10 people as suspects," Bahuri informed.
Besides Dimyati, judicial judge/substitute registrar of the Supreme Court, Elly Tri Pangestu; Civil Court registrar of the Supreme Court, Desy Yustria (DY); civil service registrar of the Supreme Court, Muhajir Habibie (MH); state civil servant Redi (RD); and state civil servant Albasri (AB) have also been named as suspects for accepting bribes.
Meanwhile, the commission has named a lawyer, Yosep Parera (YP); lawyers from the private sector/debtors of the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative (ID), Heryanto Tanaka (HT) and Eko Suparno (ES); and private party/debtor of the ID Savings and Loan Cooperative, Ivan Dwi Kusuma Sujanto (IDKS), as suspects for giving bribes.
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Translator: Putu Indah S, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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