REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Chairman of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Saut Situmorang on Friday (November 10) confirmed it had named House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Setya Novanto as a suspect in the corruption case of e-ID card procurement in 2011-2012.
Saut said, the decision came after the leaders of anti-graft body and investigators learned carefully the pretrial motion that had been decided by Judge Cepi Iskandar on September 29. They also have checked other regulations.
Saut explained, KPK started a new investigation for the development of e-ID graft case on October 5, through inquiry process by requesting information from a number of parties and collected relevant evidences.
Then, case screening conducted on October 28.
"On October 31, KPK issued new letter ordering the start of an investigation (sprindik) for the suspect name SN that allegedly violated Article 2 paragraph (1) subsided Article 3 of Law No. 31 No. 31/1999 as amended in Law no. 20/2001 of Eradication of Corruption in Article 55 paragraph (1) book one Criminal Code," Saut said at KPK office.
To meet the suspect's rights, KPK sent the warrant to Novanto house at Wijaya Street, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on November 3.
Leaked sprindik
Spokesperson of KPK, Febri Diansyah said the anti-graft body postponed confirmation to the leaked investigation warrant on purpose. He explained, it was done for the sake of further investigation.
Setnov was named a suspect in e-ID case in July. He allegedly played a key role in a plan to swindle funds earmarked for the project and the act contributed to an estimated Rp 2.3 million in state losses.
He missed KPK summonses for questioning as a suspect on September 11 and 18 citing illness. Later on September 29, he has succeeded with a pretrial motion and invalid the suspect status on e-ID graft case.
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