Involved In The Sale And Purchase Of Tanjungbalai City Government Positions, Central Jakarta District Court Holds Stepanus Pattuju Session Next Week

JAKARTA - Former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Stepanus Robin Pattuju, is scheduled to undergo his first trial in the alleged bribery case handling the sale and purchase of positions at the Tanjungbalai City Government next week.

The trial will be held at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus). Stepanus is suspected of being involved in the bribery case handling the sale and purchase of positions at the Tanjungbalai City Government.

"The first trial has been set for Monday, September 13, 2021," said Central Jakarta District Court Public Relations Officer Bambang Nurcahyo to reporters on Monday, September 6.

The timing of the trial, said Bambang, was after the court received the dossier from the prosecutor's office on September 2. So, the case was immediately decided to go to trial.

"The two files received are split files," said Bambang. Later, the case will be tried by the presiding judge Djuyamto. Then, the two member judges, namely, Rianto Adam Pontoh Jaini Bashir.

For information, in the alleged bribery case handling the sale and purchase of positions at the Tanjungbalai City Government, the KPK named former investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju, a lawyer named Maskur Husain and the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M. Syahrial as suspects.

They are suspected of being involved in the alleged bribery case handling the case of buying and selling positions at the Tanjungbalai City Government.

Stepanus Robin Pattuju and Maskur Husain are suspected of having received bribes from M. Syahrial in the amount of Rp. 1.3 billion from an agreement of Rp. 1.5 billion. The bribe was given so that Stepanus would help stop the investigation into the alleged sale and purchase of positions in Tanjungbalai, which the KPK is currently investigating.

In addition to bribes from Syahrial, Maskur Husain is also suspected of receiving Rp 200 million from other parties. Meanwhile, Stepanus from October 2020 to April 2021 was also suspected of receiving money from other parties through bank account transfers in the name of Riefka Amalia, amounting to Rp438 million.

This case also dragged the name of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin. He is said to have facilitated the introduction of Syahrial and Stepanus at his official residence.