Head Of KPK Approached By Mayor Of Tanjungbalai With Case, Dewas Can Not Follow Up

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean, said that his party has not been able to follow up on information regarding KPK Deputy Chairperson Lili Pintauli Siregar.

Some said the Mayor of Tanjungbalai had tried to communicate with KPK commissioner Lili Pintauli Siregar. But the KPK Dewas continued to explore this information.

Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial is a suspect in giving bribes to a KPK investigator from the police, AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju to stop investigating the sale and purchase of positions in the Tanjungbalai City Government.

"Our supervisory board has heard about it, by reading it. Of course, if (evidence, ed) is just that, that's not enough," Tumpak told reporters, Thursday, April 29.

Tumpak said, further accurate evidence was needed regarding the existence of such communication efforts. This is because if the evidence is limited, the KPK Supervisory Board cannot conduct an examination or an ethical hearing on Lili.

So, he asked the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) to submit more evidence related to this allegation.

"We have already conveyed the name of the person, MAKI yes, we have also been in touch with MAKI, please tell me if there is any," he said.

"As long as there is, do it. If it's not there, just say that, we can't do the examination. Until now, if asked if this has been checked, there has been no examination. But have adults read? haven't read it yet, "he added.

As previously reported, information related to the communication that M Syahrial was trying to establish with Lili Pintauli was conveyed by the Coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman. It's just that Boyamin does not know the continuation of this communication effort.

Meanwhile, Acting KPK spokesperson for enforcement, Ali Fikri, said that his party would conduct a deepening. "All the information we have received at this time, we make sure it will be investigated on the parties we will summon and examine as witnesses," he said.

In a bribery case related to the termination of the case at the Tanjungbalai City Government, the KPK has determined and detained three people. They are KPK investigators from elements of the Bhayangkara Corps AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju, Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial, and lawyer Maskur Husain.

In this case, Stepanus and Maskur were suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or letter b or Article 11 and Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) k-1 of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, MS was suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or b or Article 12 of the Corruption Eradication Law.