Firli Bahuri Called To Ask Police Investigation Report Mayor Of Tanjung Balai, KPK Denied

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) denied KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri requested a Police Investigation Report (BAP) of the Mayor of Tanjung Balai, M Syahrial.

This rebuttal was delivered after circulating information of a BAP request made by Firli's personal staff.

The request was said to lock down the position of one of the KPK leaders Lili Pintauli Siregar whose name was dragged in the alleged bribery termination investigation of the Tanjungbalai Mayor's case.

KPK Spokesman Ali Fikri said the request occurred on May 5. At that time, the Chairman held a meeting related to the alleged corruption of the sale and purchase of positions in the city of Tanjung Balai and asked for news of the results of the conclusion of the title of the case or exposé of the previous leader.

"When the leadership is holding a meeting on May 5, 2021, and ask for news of the results of the conclusion of the previous leadership exposé and not the Police Investigation Report (BAP) on the handling of the matter of buying and selling positions in the city of Tanjung Balai", Ali told reporters, Monday, May 24.

This request is intended to strengthen the explanation if the exposé related to the sale and purchase of positions by M Syahrial has been held by the KPK leadership in the previous period. The news of the exposé result is requested to contain minutes of the meeting of the case handling process.

"The report on the results of this exposure was requested by all leaders and not only at the request of the KPK Chairman", said Ali.

However, there was a misunderstanding between the secretary of the Chairman of the KPK when requesting news of the exposé to the Head of the Task Force investigation that handled this alleged corruption".

Then the Head of the Task Force sends an email to the Director of Investigation containing the Case Investigation Report. Because what was requested for the exposure report was ignored", Ali said.

Furthermore, due to this misunderstanding, the presiding secretary through the secretariat of the investigation requested again requesting the file in question.

"Then sent the results of the exposé of the Tanjung Balai case by the previous leadership and then handed over to the leader who was still meeting", he explained.

"We affirm that KPK performs all the implementation of the main tasks and functions by the prevailing SOP", added Ali.

Previously reported, the Antirasuah commission is now investigating the case that ensnared an investigator AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju. He is a suspected recipient of bribes from the Mayor of Tanjung Balai M Syahrial.

This bribe was given to stop the alleged sale and purchase of positions in the Tanjung Balai City Government. In the investigation of this matter, later circulated information there was communication established Syahrial with Lili Pintauli Siregar.

This information was conveyed by the Coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman. However, Boyamin does not know the continuation of this communication effort.

Lili herself has denied she had discussed the case with Syahrial. Even if there is communication, he claimed this was related to the prevention of corruption.

In the bribery case related to the termination of the case in the Tanjung Balai City Government, the KPK has established and detained three people. They are KPK investigators from bhayangkara corps AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju, Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial, and lawyer Maskur Husain.