Chief of the Public Relations Division at the National Police Headquarters Insp. Gen. Ronny Sompie said here on Friday the evidences included documents, witnesses testimonies, and expert opinions.
"These three evidences have served as the basis for his arrest," Ronny stated.
Ronny noted earlier in the day that Widjojanto was not arrested but questioned in a case concerning Kotawaringin Barats 2010 regional legislative election in Central Kalimantan.
He confirmed that the Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) detained Widjojanto for questioning on Friday at 7.30 a.m. local time, when he was driving his son to his elementary school.
Bareskrim has named Widjojanto a suspect in a 2010 regional election dispute case. He has been accused of prompting a witness to give false testimony at the Constitutional Court regarding the dispute in Kotawaringin Barat, Central Kalimantan, when he was still a lawyer.
Ronny stated that the police received a report about the alleged false testimony only on Jan. 15, and it has been corroborated by expert opinions and documents.
The arrest of the KPK deputy chairman has sparked protest in many circles, with the Coalition of Anti-Corruption Civilians describing it as an arbitrary act and a backlash against the anti-corruption movement.
Some 100 anti-corruption activists gathered at the KPK building here on Friday to support the anti-graft body following the arrest.
Among the activists were former deputy minister Denny Indrayana, artist Butet Kertaradjasa, Advocacy Director of Legal Aid Institute Jakarta Bahrain, Kontras activist Haris Azhar, Emerson Yuntho of Indonesian Corruption Watch, Zainal Arifin Mochtar of the University of Gadjah Mada, "Salam Dua Jari" volunteer Fadjroel Rachman, Haridz Abbas of the Human Rights Commission, and philosophy lecturer Franz Magnis Suseno.
(Reported by Aditya Ramadhan/Uu.INE/KR-BSR/B003)
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