Rangga Prakoso – The National Police's lawyer has urged the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, to retract an agreement signed by both institutions on handling corruption, or to drop their investigation into the driving simulator graft case.

"If the KPK can not respect the Memorandum of Understand that has been signed, just revoke the agreement," Otto Hasibuan, a lawyer with the National Police, said on Tuesday.

Otto said the agreement between the two institutions was specifically concocted to prevent overlapping investigations. The agreement states that if one institution has begun an investigation, the other should respect the investigating body's jurisdiction. "The National Police chief still holds the agreement," Otto said.

But what has been especially contentious is exactly when each body began their respective probes into alleged graft behind the tender process for the National Police Traffic Corps' driving simulator procurement. The KPK began their investigation in earnest in July, naming several police generals as suspects in this case, including former Police Academy governor Insp. Gen. Djoko Susilo.

Shortly after the KPK named Djoko a suspect, the police claimed they had already launched their own investigation; Otto claims a police detective informed the KPK of the probe in July.