R.J. Lino's Pretrial Motion Denied

The South Jakarta District Court turned down the pretrial motion that Richard Joost Lino, CEO of state-owned seaport management company Pelabuhan II, filed in protest of his suspect status in the quay container crane (QCC) case. "We can't grant the pretrial hearing," said Udjiati, who issued her verdict last Tuesday.

Udjiati said the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had followed the law in naming Lino a suspect in the case. The KPK began investigating Lino on March 5, 2014, and named him a corruption suspect on December 15, 2015. "As such, he was named a suspect during the investigation," she said. Judge Udjiati added Lino's arguments had delved too much into the primary case over which the pretrial court has no jurisdiction.

February 2, 2016