KPK Reminds Andi Arief To Cooperatively Attend The Trial Of Former PPU Regent Abdul Gafur At The Samarinda Corruption Court

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to present the Head of the Democratic Party Election Winning Body (Bappilu) Andi Arief at the Samarinda Corruption Court, Tuesday, May 4.

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said Andi was presented as a witness in the trial of alleged corruption in the capital participation of the Benuo Taka Regional Public Company (Perumda) in 2019-2021. Former North Penajam Paser (PPU) Regent Abdul Gafur Mas'ud sits as a defendant.

"The team of prosecutors represented by Putra Iskandar has summoned witnesses in order to prove the flow of money as stated in the indictment with the defendant Abdul Gafur Mas'ud," Ali told reporters in a written statement quoted on Monday, June 3.

Ali said Andi was summoned along with another witness, namely Nur Afifah Balqis, who is the General Treasurer of the Balikpapan City DPC Democratic Party. Both were asked to cooperate in fulfilling the prosecutor's summons.

"Located at the Samarinda Corruption Court and (witnesses, ed) were present offline," he said.

"KPK reminds the two of them to cooperate in fulfilling the summons," continued Ali.

As previously reported, the Head of Bappilu of the Democratic Party Andi Arief has been summoned by the KPK several times regarding the alleged corruption that ensnared the former Regent of Penajem Paser Utara (PPU) Abdul Gafur Mas'ud. One of them, he was summoned and testified online on January 4.

In this case, the anti-corruption commission also ensnared a number of parties. They are the President Director of Perumda Benuo Taka Energi, Baharun Genda; President Director of Perumda Benuo Taka, Heriyanto; and Head of Finance Section of Perumda Benuo Taka, Karim Abidin.