Jakarta – Constitutional Court chief justice Mahfud MD said that the president must step into the Gayus H. Tambunan tax graft case since it was heavily infused with political interests.

"The president's involvement is very important because Gayus' case has many political dimensions. The Attorney General and National Police chief can get swarmed over by political parties, lawmakers and shady businessmen who want to save themselves," he added.

He said that the Attorney General's Office and National Police would find difficulty in withstanding the political pressure upon the case.

"Lawmakers at the House of Representatives (DPR) who want to save themselves can, for example, threaten that law enforcers trying to mess with them will be summoned by the DPR," he added, as reported by kompas.com.

He further said that the many political interests affecting the case have prevented those suspected of bribing Gayus from undergoing legal process at this point of time although the trial process would eventually reveal their identities.