Jakarta – The Attorney General Office (AGO) decided Friday to conduct "deponeering" on the alleged bribery case involving two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies – Bibit Samad Riyanto and Chandra M. Hamzah.

'Deponeering' is an Indonesian term for a legal action whereby the AGO can halt a case, with the backing of the House of Representatives, for the sake of national stability.

"Based on various considerations, a team has advised (me) to take the decision for the sake of public interest," acting Attorney General Darmono said as quoted by kompas.com.

One of the considerations that the Attorney General Office preferred 'deponeering' than continuing the case to court was to protect the fight against corruption practices.

"We do not protect individuals or institutions or anything, but the fight against corruption has to be guarded as it is already in the county's agenda," Darmono told a press conference.

The allegations against KPK deputies Bibit and Chandra had been deemed controversial because a hearing at the Constitutional Court indicated there was a conspiracy to frame the anti-graft officials involving high-ranking officers from the National Police and the AGO.