Former Investigator Stepanus 'Case Broker' Promises To Uncover Lili Pintauli's Role, KPK Alleges Deliberately Covering Up Azis Syamsuddin's Role

JAKARTA - Acting Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the former investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, who is a defendant in the alleged bribery case handling the case, deliberately covered up the role of former Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin.

This allegation emerged after Stepanus, who received bribes from a number of perpetrators of corruption at the KPK, admitted that he would dismantle the role of Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Lili Pintauli Siregar.

"Stepanus Robin Pattuju during the trial did not admit that he accepted a sum of money and was suspected of deliberately covering up the role of Azis Syamsuddin," Ali told reporters, Monday, December 20.

Moreover, according to Ali, Stepanus made this statement outside the court so that it could not be proven. In fact, such things should be presented in court so that it can be proven.

"Stepanus Robin Pattuju should not only be delivered outside the court, because of course this has no evidentiary value," he said.

Not only that, all statements about Lili's involvement were not heard directly by Stepanus but through other parties or testimonials de auditu. Even if it was true that there was communication between Lili and M Syahrial, this matter was not followed up.

The reason is that in managing the case, Syahrial did not use the name of the lawyer suggested by Lili, namely Arief Aceh. "The fact at trial was that the defendant Stepanus Robin Pattuju did not accommodate M Syahrial's desire to use the services of Arief Aceh, who was meant as a legal counsel," said Ali.

Therefore, all statements of Stepanus outside the trial agenda were emphasized by the KPK that would not mean anything because the KPK believed in the evidence held by the prosecutor.

"KPK is very confident in the evidence related to the close cooperation between Stepanus Robin Pattuju, Azis Syamsuddin, M Syahrial, and Maskur Husein and the prosecutor team will prove this before the trial," he said.

As previously reported, Stepanus will reveal the role of Lili Pintauli, who he said also played in a number of cases at the KPK. He even said his former leader should go to jail.

"I will disassemble, I will dismantle several cases involving her (Lili Pintauli, ed). I will unload, she must go to prison," said Robin at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, December 20.

For information, Stepanus, who is a case broker at the KPK, often mentions the involvement of Lili Pintauli and a lawyer named Arief Aceh. As for the participation of the former Deputy Chairperson of the LPSK in the bribery case in handling this case, the KPK Supervisory Board has imposed heavy sanctions some time ago.