Judge Orders KPK to Halt Investigation into DPR Secretary General Indra in DPR Official Residence Case
A single judge at the Jakarta Selatan District Court has ordered the KPK to return the passport of the Secretary General of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Indra Iskandar. The judge also ordered the KPK to halt the investigation against Indra in the case concerning the official residences of DPR members.
“Ordering the entire series of travel bans abroad by the Respondent as per the travel ban notification letter number B/67/DIK.00.01/23/01/2024 dated 26 January 2024, Subject: Notification of Travel Ban Abroad in the name of Indra Iskandar, and the withdrawal of the Applicant’s passport by the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights,” stated the single judge Sulistiyanto Rokhmad Budiarto while reading the praperadilan decision at the Jakarta Selatan District Court, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (14/4).
“As per the Temporary Passport Withdrawal Letter RI number IMI.5GR.03.04-055 dated 25 January 2024, Temporary Withdrawal of Passport in the name of Indra Iskandar, which was carried out based on the Investigation Start Notification Letter, and ordering the Respondent to return all such matters to their original state before the Applicant was designated as a suspect, immediately after the decision is read,” added the judge.
The judge ordered the KPK to halt the investigation against Indra in the alleged corruption case of procuring facilities and equipment for DPR members’ official residences in the 2020 fiscal year. The judge stated that the KPK acted arbitrarily in designating Indra as a suspect in the case.
“Ordering the Respondent to halt the investigation based on the Investigation Order letter number Sprin.Dik/13/DIK.00/01/01/2024 dated 19 January 2024 and the Investigation Start Notification Letter number B/41/DIK.00/23/01/2024 dated 22 January 2024 which designated the Applicant Indra Iskandar as a suspect in the matter of the implementation of procurement of facilities and equipment for DPR members’ official residences in the 2020 fiscal year,” stated the judge.
Indra Wins Praperadilan
Previously, the single judge at the Jakarta Selatan District Court (PN Jaksel) accepted part of the praperadilan petition filed by DPR RI Secretary General Indra Iskandar. Indra’s suspect status in the alleged corruption case of procuring facilities and equipment for DPR members’ official residences in the 2020 fiscal year has been nullified.
“Ruling, one, declaring the Applicant’s praperadilan petition granted in part,” stated single judge Sulistiyanto Rokhmad Budiarto while reading the praperadilan decision at the Jakarta Selatan District Court, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (14/4).
The judge stated that the KPK had acted arbitrarily in designating Indra as a suspect. The judge stated that the suspect designation lacked legal binding force.
“Declaring the Respondent’s act of designating the Applicant as a suspect based on the Investigation Order letter number Sprin.Dik/13/DIK.00/01/01/2024 dated 19 January 2024 and the Investigation Start Notification Letter number B/41/DIK.00/23/01/2024 dated 22 January 2024 as an arbitrary act,” stated the judge.
The judge opined that Indra’s suspect designation was not carried out with the fulfilment of the minimum requirement of two valid pieces of evidence. The judge also opined that Indra had not been examined as a potential suspect before being designated as a suspect in the case.
“Declaring that the designation as a suspect by the Respondent against the Applicant Indra Iskandar related to the implementation of procurement of facilities and equipment for DPR members’ official residences in the 2020 fiscal year is invalid and lacks legal binding force,” stated the judge.