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KPK Examines Two Heads of Sections at the Supreme Court in Connection with Bribery Case at Depok District Court

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KPK Examines Two Heads of Sections at the Supreme Court in Connection with Bribery Case at Depok District Court
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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined two Heads of Sections (Kasi) from the Mutation Directorate of the Directorate General of General Judiciary at the Supreme Court (MA). Both were questioned as witnesses to delve deeper into the job transfers of suspects in the alleged bribery case.

The alleged bribery was given to judges at the Depok District Court regarding the execution of a land dispute in Tapos sub-district, Depok, West Java. “Investigators requested information from the witnesses regarding the job transfers of the suspects in this case,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday (15/4/2026).

Meanwhile, Budi stated that the two witnesses were Zubair, Head of Section I for Mutations at the Directorate General of General Judiciary MA, and Irma Susanti, Head of Section II for Mutations at the Directorate General of General Judiciary MA. They were examined on 14 April 2026.

Previously, on 5 February 2026, the KPK conducted a raid operation against a judge in the Depok area, West Java. The KPK explained that the raid was related to alleged corruption in handling a land dispute case.

On 6 February 2026, the KPK revealed that it had arrested seven people in the raid, consisting of the chair and vice-chair of the Depok District Court, one from the Depok District Court, then one director and three employees of PT Karabha Digdaya, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance.

The KPK then named five of the seven as suspects in the alleged corruption case related to receiving or promising in handling the land dispute at the Depok District Court, namely 6,500 square metres in Tapos sub-district.

They are Chair of Depok District Court I Wayan Eka Mariarta (EKA), Vice-Chair of Depok District Court Bambang Setyawan (BBG), Court Bailiff Yohansyah Maruanaya (YOH) of Depok District Court, President Director of Karabha Digdaya Trisnadi Yulrisman (TRI), and Head of Corporate Legal at Karabha Digdaya Berliana Tri Kusuma (BER).

In addition, the KPK named Bambang as a suspect in alleged gratification after obtaining data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK), namely regarding the receipt of Rp 2.5 billion from PT Daha Mulia Valasindo.

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