So A Suspect, Former Member Of The DPR, Irgan Chairul Mahfiz, Was Immediately Detained By The KPK

JAKARTA - The KPK detained a former member of the DPR for the 2014-2019 period from the PPP faction, Irgan Chairul Mahfiz, who had previously been named a suspect.

Mahfidz was named as a new suspect in the development of a corruption case in the management of the 2017 APBN-P Special Allocation Fund and the 2018 State Budget for North Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra.

"For the purposes of investigation, the ICM suspect was detained for the next 20 days starting from November 11, 2020 to November 30, 2020 at the Salemba Prison, Jakarta," said Deputy Chairman of the KPK, Lili Pintauli Siregar, during a press conference at the KPK Building, Jakarta, as reported by Antara. , Wednesday, November 11.

In this case, it is suspected that Mahfidz received a total of Rp. 100 million. First, there was a transfer of Rp. 20 million to his account which was allegedly related to his assistance in seeking a discussion desk at the Ministry of Health regarding DAK in the Health Sector of the 2018 Budget.

Second, the cash deposit of Rp. 80 million into his account was allegedly related to wages for Irgan's efforts to have a discussion desk at the Ministry of Health regarding the DAK Health Sector APBN 2018 Fiscal Year for North Labuanbatu Regency.

For his actions, he is suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 of Law Number 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20/2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 in conjunction with Article 65 Criminal Code.

Apart from him in the DAK Labuhanbatu Utara case, the KPK has also named two other suspects, namely the Regent of North Labuhanbatu, Khairuddin Syah Sitorus, and Deputy General Treasurer of the DPP United Development Party for the 2016-2019 period, Puji Suhartono.