KPK Ready to Face Pretrial Motion by South Sumatra BPK Employee in Bribery Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will face a pre-trial motion filed by Titin Rita Lestari, Audit Team Leader at the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) South Sumatra Representative Office, who has been named a suspect in an alleged bribery case.
“The KPK will of course face this pre-trial process by presenting all the necessary legal arguments and evidence before the judge,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo when contacted in a written statement on Tuesday (4/8).
Budi expressed confidence that the pre-trial hearing would provide an opportunity to objectively test the formal aspects of every legal action taken by the KPK.
Budi further said the commission respects the suspect’s legal efforts through the pre-trial mechanism as a right guaranteed by the prevailing laws and regulations.
“A pre-trial is an instrument of control within the criminal justice system for testing the formal aspects of law enforcement actions, so the KPK views the process as part of the checks and balances mechanism,” he said.
Budi affirmed that the entire handling of the alleged bribery and corruption case linked to BPK audit findings at the Muara Enim Regency Government was carried out professionally, accountably, and in accordance with prevailing legal provisions.
From the closed-door investigation stage, through the sting operation, and subsequently the escalation to formal inquiry, Budi said every legal action taken by the KPK was based on sufficient valid evidence and mechanisms regulated under the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).
He stressed that the naming of the suspect satisfied all formal and material requirements as stipulated in the prevailing regulations and was based on valid evidence in accordance with criminal procedural law.
“The KPK remains committed to resolving this case transparently, professionally, and based on the principle of due process of law, so that every party obtains legal certainty and justice in line with the applicable legal framework,” Budi said.
Titin filed the pre-trial motion at the South Jakarta District Court to challenge the process by which the KPK named her a suspect.
According to the South Jakarta District Court’s Case Tracking Information System (SIPP), Titin registered the pre-trial application on Friday, 31 July 2026.
The application was registered under case number: 131/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL.
“Case classification: whether the coercive measure of naming a suspect is lawful or not,” the SIPP of the South Jakarta District Court stated, as quoted on Tuesday (4/8).
The respondent in the case is the KPK, represented by the KPK leadership. The SIPP page does not display the petition’s requests.
Meanwhile, the first hearing is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 18 August.