REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched Fredrich Yunadi's law office in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on Thursday (January 11) related to investigation of him as a suspect in alleged obstruction of justice case. Meanwhile, the search also had been done in doctor Bimanesh Sutarjo's house at the same time.
"We searches two different locations today, namely law office of Fredrich Yunadi who is Setya Novanto's ex legal counselor, and house of doctor from Medika Permata Hijau hospital, Bimanesh Sutarjo at Botanica Simprug Apartment, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta," said KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah in Jakarta, on Thursday (January 11).
From Fredrich's office, a number of documents, mobile phone and compact disc were confisated by KPK investigators. Meanwhile, from Bimanesh's apartment, the investigators took laptop and stamp for visum.
KPK has named Yunadi and Bimanesh as suspects of alleged obstruction of justice case on Wednesday (January 10). They were accused to deliberately preventing, obstructing, or foiling an investigation of the e-ID graft case involving Setya Novanto as suspect.
Both of them were alleged to falsify Novanto's condition, so he can be hospitalized and missed KPK summon.
Fredrich and Bimanesh are suspected violated Article 21. No. 31/1999 as amended by Law No. 20/2001 in Eradication of corruption. They also violated Article 55 paragraph (1) of the criminal code.
The Article stipulates that a person intentionally preventing, intercepting or foiling directly or indirectly the investigation, prosecution, and examination in the defendant's hearing in the case of corruption sill be sentenced to a maximum of 12 years and a fine of not more than Rp600 million.