KPK Council Imposing Sanctions Against 2 Investigators In Social Assistance Bribery Cases, One Of Them Cuts 6 Months Salary

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has decided that two investigators from the anti-corruption commission who handled the COVID-19 social assistance bribery case committed ethical violations.

Both were declared to have violated the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct as regulated in Article 6 Paragraph (2) letter b of Supervisory Board Regulation Number 2 of 2020 concerning Enforcement of the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct of the KPK when conducting searches and examining witnesses in the social assistance bribery case, namely Agustri Yogasmara.

The decision was read out in the trial of the code of ethics decision related to the social assistance case investigation which was held on Monday, July 12.

"Stating that one examinee, Mochammad Praswad Nugraha and two, Muhammad Nor Prayoga, are guilty of violating the code and code of conduct in the form of bullying and harassment of other parties," said a member of the KPK Supervisory Board who is also the Chair of the Ethics Council Judges, Harjono in a statement. online trial.

Furthermore, the KPK Supervisory Board sentenced the two investigators to two different sentences. "One examined, Mochammad Praswad Nugraha (punished, ed) with a moderate sanction in the form of a 10 percent reduction in basic salary for six months," said Harjono.

Meanwhile for the investigator named Muhammad Nor Prayoga, the supervisory board imposed a light sanction in the form of a written warning with a sentence of three months.

The thing that burdens both of them is that they have abused the trust given by the leadership.

While the mitigating thing is that both of them admit their actions and even promise not to repeat their actions.

"Two examiners (Muhammad Nor Prayoga) stated that they were very sorry and promised not to do it again," said Harjono.

This decision was taken at the Assembly Deliberation Meeting on Wednesday, June 30 by Harjono as chairman of the assembly, Albertina Ho and Syamsuddin Haris as members of the assembly.

Previously reported, Yogas, who is a witness in the social assistance bribery case, reported two KPK investigators for committing unpleasant acts and in the process of being searched.

In the case of the COVID-19 social assistance bribery case, Yogas' name is also often mentioned as the operator of one of the members of the Indonesian House of Representatives allegedly involved, namely Ihsan Yunus. He is even said to have received a number of gifts, including two Brompton bicycles from the private sector, namely Harry Van Sidabukke.