Ex-Depok Court Chief Judge files new pretrial motion against KPK over asset seizure

I Wayan Eka Mariarta, the former Chief Judge of Depok District Court, has once again filed a pretrial motion against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the South Jakarta District Court. This latest legal challenge specifically targets the KPK's seizure of assets in connection with a bribery case for which Wayan is a suspect.

The case involves allegations of bribery to expedite land execution processes in Depok. According to Halida Rahardhini, Public Relations Officer for the South Jakarta District Court, the new motion is registered under case number 70/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL. The classification of the case concerns the legality of the forced seizure of assets. The motion was filed on May 13, and the first hearing was scheduled for May 25, presided over by Judge Eman Sulaeman.

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The classification of the case is the legality of the forced seizure.

Wayan's petition closely mirrors his previous pretrial motion (case number 38/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL), which also contested the legality of actions taken during his arrest. In this current motion, Wayan requests the court to declare the seizure of documents and assets, along with the arrest warrant and detention extension orders issued by the KPK, as illegal and without binding legal force. He also seeks the KPK to be ordered to release him and pay the legal costs associated with the case.

The KPK has requested a postponement of the hearing. Wayan, along with his deputy Bambang Setyawan, was named a suspect by the KPK for allegedly receiving Rp850 million in bribes from PT Karabha Digdaya, a state-owned company under the Ministry of Finance. The bribe was reportedly intended as a fee for accelerating the land execution process.

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KPK through the Legal Bureau has submitted a request for postponement.