KPK Cecar 4 Witnesses Related To Giving Money To Uncle Birin While Serving

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigated the flow of money from the private sector to Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin while serving as Governor of South Kalimantan. This allegation was investigated by examining four witnesses on Wednesday, November 20 yesterday.

"The witness was investigated regarding the giving of money to the PUPR Service and giving money to the governor," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters, Thursday, November 21.

The five witnesses examined were Khairuzy Ramadhan as Director of CV Bangun Banua Bersama, David Sakti Wibowo who is the attorney of the Director of PT Wiswani Kharya Mandiri, Syamsudin as an entrepreneur, and a private company named Firhansyah.

"The examination was carried out at the BPKP office Representative of South Kalimantan Province," said Tessa.

Tessa said that there were actually two other witnesses who should have been examined, namely Muhammad Aris Anova Pratama, who is a staff for Human Settlements at the PUPR Office of South Kalimantan Province and the Head of Section (Kasi) of the PUPR Service Road, South Kalimantan Province. It's just that, they asked for a reschedule.

"Witnesses MAAP and HF have confirmed for rescheduling because there are activities that cannot be abandoned," said a spokesman with the investigator's background.

Previously, the KPK named former South Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin as suspects for receiving bribes along with four other people.

They are the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Office of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Ahmad Solhan (SOL), the Head of Cipta Karya as well as the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Yulianti Erlynah (YUL), the Management of the Tahfidz Darussalam House as well as the collector of money or fee Ahmad (AMD) and Plt. Head of the Household Section of the Governor of South Kalimantan Agustya Febry Andrean (FEB).

Meanwhile, as the suspect givers, namely Sugeng Wahyudi (YUD) and Andi Susanto (AND) as private parties. A total of seven suspects were named by the KPK which began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Sunday, October 6.

However, the suspect's status was canceled by the South Jakarta District Court (PN). He won a pretrial lawsuit against the anti-corruption commission.