KPK Reveals Menas Erwin Asks Hasbi Hasan To Return DP Rp9.8 M After Failing To Take Care Of Cases

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that the Director of PT Wahana Adyawarna, Menas Erwin Djohansyah asked former Secretary of the Supreme Court (MA) Hasbi Hasan to return a down payment (DP) of Rp9.8 billion for the management of his colleague's case.

Acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur said the Minister of Rice's request was submitted through Fatahillah Ramli who introduced him to Hasbi Hasan. The money was requested again because the case taken care of failed.

"ED asked FR for help in conveying to HH to return the down payment for case management that had been given," Asep said at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, September 25.

Asep said that the Minister of Rice was threatened with being complained about because of the failure in the case management. "That the cases handled by HH turned out to be defeated, so that the MED would be reported by related parties," he said.

Even so, Asep did not explain whether the money had been returned or not. The following are cases handled by the Minister of Rice through Hasbi Hasan:

1. Land dispute cases in Bali and East Jakarta; 2. Depok land dispute case;3. Land dispute case in Sumedang;4. Land dispute case in Menteng;5. Mining land dispute case in Samarinda.

Hasbi has agreed to help manage the civil case in return. "There is a case management fee whose amount varies depending on the case," said Asep.

"The cost of managing the case is given in stages, namely in the form of an advance payment that is paid at the beginning of the management and repayment if the case is successfully assisted in the management by HH," he continued.

As a result of his actions, Menas is suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

Currently, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been detained at the KPK Detention Center for the first 20 days and can be extended according to the needs of investigators.

Previously reported, the KPK has ensnared former Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan for accepting bribes related to the handling of the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSP) case in the Supreme Court together with former Independent Commissioner Wijaya Karya (Wika) Dadan Tri Yudianto. This case was later developed, in addition to bribery, but also money laundering (TPPU).

The KPK has not yet detailed the suspects in the Hasbi Hasan TPPU case. However, from the information obtained, they are Hasbi Hasan, singer Windy Idol, and Rinaldo Septiarindo B as entrepreneur who is also Windy's older brother.