A Revealing Audit

A hearing for a pretrial motion held on Thursday last week regarding the investigation into the purchase of land owned by the Sumber Waras Health Foundation at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) did not last long. It took less than 15 minutes for the sole presiding judge at the South Jakarta Administrative Court, Tursina Aftianti, to strike the gavel, ending the proceedings.

That day, they were supposed to hear the testimony of witnesses and test the evidence held by the KPK. However, when the session began, the team from the KPK's Legal Affairs Bureau only showed evidence of the case being processed. They rejected the request to hear from witnesses and experts. "The case is still in the investigation stage and is not subject to a pretrial motion," said KPK Legal Affairs Bureau member Mia Suryani Siregar. "So there is no need for witnesses."

March 29, 2016