Kpk Has Not Scheduled A Recall Of Azis Syamsuddin
JAKARTA - Deputy Of Crackdown and Execution of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Karyoto said it has not scheduled a recall of Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin.
KPK according to Karyoto is currently trying to gather information from various parties. Especially of those related to the bribery case that ensnared the investigator, Stepanus Robin Patujju.
"From us to the next call (Azis Syamsuddin, red) has not been scheduled," Karyoto said in a press conference posted on kpk ri's YouTube account, Tuesday, May 25.
He denied there were any obstacles in the recall. According to him, the call of golkar party politicians is only a matter of time.
"There are no obstacles but we further collect information that will be related to the material asked to the concerned. Constraints are not just a matter of time," he said.
Completing Karyoto's statement, Acting Kpk Spokesman ali fikri also ensured that his party will call Azis. However, this summons is certainly based on the need for information in the investigation of the bribery case that ensnared Stepanus.
Previously reported, KPK appointed its investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, a lawyer named Maskur Husain and The Mayor of Tanjungbalai M. Syahrial as suspects in the alleged bribery case handling the sale and purchase of positions in tanjungbalai municipality.
In addition, in this case the name of the Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Azis Syamsuddin also appeared. He is said to have introduced Stepanus and M Syahrial at his office. He allegedly knew Stepanus from his aides who were both from the Bhayangkara Corps.
Stepanus Robin Pattuju and Maskur Husain are alleged to have received a bribe from M. Syahrial amounting to Rp 1.3 billion from a rp 1.5 billion deal. The bribe was given so that Stepanus helped stop the investigation of the alleged sale and purchase of positions in Tanjungbalai which is being investigated by the KPK.
In addition to bribes from Syahrial, Maskur Husain also allegedly received rp 200 million from other parties. While Stepanus from October 2020 to April 2021 is also suspected of receiving money from other parties through bank account transfers in the name of Riefka Amalia, amounting to Rp438 million.