REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, -- The South Jakarta District Court judge has adjourned a hearing for a pretrial motion filed by Fredrich Yunadi to challenge his suspect status in the obstruction of justice of e-ID card graft case investigation. Judge Ratmoho postponed the hearing on Monday on account of the absence of representatives from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Judge Ratmoho decided to postpone the hearing until next week. He would summonsed KPK one more time on next Monday (Feb 12). "The applicant was represented by legal councel, meanwhile the requested sent a delegation," he explained in the courtroom on Monday (Feb 5).
KPK's delegation carried a letter of explanation. Nevertheless, Ratmoho did not receive it. "The judge did not have the authority to receive it. The letter must be submitted to general department of the court then it will be passed on to the chairperson or leader then be sent to the judge," he remarked.
Fredrich Yunadi's lawyer, Sapriyanto Refa filed pretrial motion against his client's determination as suspect in alleged obstruction case by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on January 18. Sapriyanto said the determination of suspect against Fredrich was considered invalid. Sapriyanto assessed the evidences that used by KPK was not enough.
KPK determined Fredrich as suspect for obstructing investigation of Setya Novanto since January 10. Along with Bimanesh Sutarjo, an internist at Medika Permata Hijau hospital, Fredrich allegedly conspired to manipulate Setya's medical record.
KPK believed they have made arrangement for Novanto to be hospitalized following a minor car accident in November 2017. Therefore, Novanto could missed the anti-graft body summons.
Fredrich and Bimanesh allegedly violate Article 21 Law No. 31/1999 as amended by Law No. 20/2001 on Eradication Corruption, also in Article 55 paragraph (1) criminal code (KUHP).
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 shall be sentenced to a maximum of 12 years and a fine of not more than Rp 600 million.
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