Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – After the sequestration of evidence of the graft case surrounding the procurement of driving simulators in the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) for two weeks, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) transferred boxes of documents to its headquarter on Tuesday.

Several workers unlocked the evidence container, which is located in the KPK headquarters basement, and moved nearly 30 boxes of documents into a black minivan at around 4 p.m. "KPK investigators will analyze the evidence this week," spokesman Johan Budi told reporters.

Johan denied speculations that the anti-graft body had delayed processing the evidence due to lack of approval from the National Police chief.

"It is not true that the KPK could not access the evidence. Last week, the evidence analysis was not urgent because we were focusing on questioning witnesses. Only this week do we need to verify the documents," he said, adding that the KPK had full authority over the evidence.

The KPK confiscated the documents during an all-night raid in the Police Traffic Corps headquarters in South Jakarta on July 30. The raid ended in a standoff, with KPK investigators prevented from leaving the building by police officers.

The KPK named two high level police officers, former Police Traffic Corps chief Ins. Gen. Djoko Susilo and Corps deputy chief Brig. Gen. Didik Purnomo, as suspects in the case, which had allegedly caused Rp 100 billion (US$10.5 million) in state losses. (lfr)