After Suspect Status Revoked, DPR Secretary General Escapes DPR Official Residence Case?

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The victory of the Secretary General (Sekjen) of the People’s Representative Council (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia, Indra Iskandar, in his pre-trial lawsuit against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) does not immediately stop the ongoing alleged corruption case.

Former senior KPK investigator, Praswad Nugraha, explained that the pre-trial is in the realm of formalities, not touching the core of the case.

The judge’s ruling only cancels the suspect status, while the legal process in that case can still continue.

“What is cancelled is only the suspect status. Not the entire case,” said Praswad to Kompas.com on Thursday (16/4/2026).

Thus, the judge does not assess whether someone actually committed a criminal act, but whether the process of determining it was in accordance with the law.

“There could be administrative errors or procedural issues. That is the formal realm, not the substance of the case,” he said.

Moreover, this alleged corruption case regarding the procurement of equipment for DPR members’ official residences involves several other parties.

Some of them have even undergone trial processes, and some have been decided.

“This is a series of events, it does not automatically stop,” he said.

Furthermore, Praswad stated that legally, the KPK still has room to re-designate Indra as a suspect.

He referred to the principle of ne bis in idem, which prohibits someone from being prosecuted twice in the same case, not from being designated as a suspect twice.

“What is not allowed is to be prosecuted twice, not to be designated as a suspect twice,” he said.