KPK Presses Ahead with BLBI Case
Supreme Court legal and public relations bureau head Abdullah (right) gives a statement to the press on Tuesday (9/7/2019) in Jakarta after reading out the court’s decision to acquit Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung of corruption. Temenggung, the former chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), had appealed to the court over his graft conviction and 15-year sentence in connection with the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) case.
The KPK has stressed that it will be more careful in handling the case of the high profile Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) case. A number of legal actions will be taken to review the Supreme Court’s ruling to acquit Syafruddin, the main suspect in the case.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The ruling of the Supreme Court (MA) to accept the appeal filed by Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung, the key suspect in the BLBI case, did not deter the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) from further investigating the high profile corruption case.