Bibit: I respect due process of law

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader Bibit Samad Rianto said Tuesday he respected the South Jakarta District Court’s order for him and fellow deputy chairman Chandra M Hamzah to face trial for alleged power abuse and bribery.

The court ruled in favor of bribery suspect Anggodo Widjojo, who had filed a pre-trial request against suspension of a criminal investigation into Bibit and Chandra.

Bibit said that the Criminal Procedure Code allowed individuals to file pre-trial requests verdict.

“However, as the media know, I have never committed the acts as charged. On Nov. 3 last year at the Constitutional Court we all heard that we were framed,” Bibit was quoted by kompas.com.

He said he appreciated the prosecutors who appealed the court’s verdict.