Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced plans to look into the trial process of former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief and murder convict Antasari Azhar to verify that he received a fair trial.

"We will begin studying Antasari's trial and the entire legal process in the second week of February," Komnas HAM official Johny Nelson Simanjuntak told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.

He said the probe would be conducted in response to public concerns raised by the testimony of former tax official and graft convict Gayus Tambunan, who, at his trial, made allegations against prosecutor Cirus Sinaga, who was responsible for building the case against both Antasari and Gayus.

Antasari was convicted of murdering businessman Nasruddin Zulkarnaen. The Supreme Court rejected his appeal in September, upholding his 18-year prison sentence.