KPK Seizes Motor to Gold in Connection with Alleged Extortion in Lamongan Regency Government
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized motorcycles, money and gold and precious metals suspected to be related to the extortion case in the Pemalang Regency, Central Java. The forced effort was carried out after investigators searched a number of locations in the Jakarta, Pemalang, Kendal and Purworejo regions on July 30-August 1.
"Investigators carried out a series of searches at a number of locations to complete additional evidence needed in the investigation of the alleged corruption case of extortion in Pemalang Regency," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement, Monday, August 3.
Budi detailed that the locations searched were one apartment unit in Jakarta; the office of the Pemalang Regency PU Office, Central Java; the Pemalang Regent's office complex; two private houses in Pemalang, Central Java; a house in Kendal, Central Java suspected to belong to Dias Oktavianto as an administrative staff of the KPK who is a suspect; and the house of Lilik Budi Suprianto or Dias' father who is also a suspect.
"The locations that were searched were the houses of the suspects, offices or services related to the suspects' work and related to the case in question, which are located in the regions of Jakarta, Pemalang, Kendal and Purworejo," he said.
As for the search, the investigators then seized a number of items suspected to be related. The details are:
Four units of large-CC motorcycles. These vehicles were seized from the house of Mohamad Haris as a trusted person of the non-active Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro and from a house in Purworejo; One car unit; Money in rupiah and foreign currencies; Savings books; Proof of Vehicle Ownership and proof of ownership of land and buildings; Documents suspected to be related; Electronic evidence items in the form of HP and Flashdisk; and Gold and Precious Metals seized from the Pemalang Regent's official residence.Budi said that this finding would be investigated by investigators. This step is to investigate the alleged extortion which also involves KPK administrative staff.
"Investigators will then examine all the seized items to support the handling of the case in question," said Budi.
As previously reported, the KPK has named four people related to the alleged extortion after the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) in the Jakarta and Pemalang regions. They are Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro along with his trusted person, Mohamad Haris, Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto as an administrative staff of the KPK from the National Police, and Lilik Budi Suprianto who is a private citizen and also Dias' father.
Dias is suspected of leaking information on the handling of cases at the KPK to his father, Lilik Budi Suprianto, through a short message application.
Lilik then used the information to convince Anom that he had access to the development of the case because his son worked at the KPK.
Furthermore, Anom, Lilik, and Gus Haris met three times in Magelang and Semarang.
During the meeting, Lilik asked for a case management fee of Rp2 billion. Haris, however, only handed over Rp1.2 billion, which was allegedly collected from blackmailing a number of regional devices and private partners in Pemalang Regency.
As a result of their actions, Anom and Haris are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Law Code.
Meanwhile, Lilik and Dias are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Law Code.