Witness In The Case Of Bribery Judge Itong Sick, KPK Will Reschedule

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will reschedule a witness in a bribery case in the Surabaya District Court (PN) that ensnared an inactive judge, Itong Isnaeni Hidayat.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the rescheduling was carried out because the witness was not present due to illness.

The witness who was supposed to be present on Thursday, April 14, was a judge named Achmad Virza Rudiansyah.

"Achmad Virza Rudiansyah, the judge, was not present and informed the investigative team on the grounds of illness," Ali said in his written statement quoted on Saturday, April 16.

It has not been specified when the recall will be made. However, Ali confirmed that Achmad Virza would be summoned again because his statement was needed by investigators to investigate the bribes received by Itong.

"Next the team will reschedule," he said.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) determined that the inactive Surabaya District Court Judge Itong Isnaeni Hidayat and the substitute clerk, Hamdan, were the recipients of bribes. While the giver is a lawyer and representative of PT Soyu Giri Primedika, Hendro Kasiono.

This bribe was given by Hendro Kasiono so that the decision on the PT SGP case was according to his party's wishes, namely that the company was declared disbanded with a divisible asset value of IDR 50 billion.

The money given by Hendro to Hamdan was carried out in the parking lot of the Surabaya District Court Building amounting to Rp140 million as a sign of completion. However, before the money was in the hands of Judge Itong, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out a hand arrest operation (OTT).