KPK Will Summon Azis Syamsuddin, Firli Bahuri: We Please Come

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will summon Deputy Speaker of the DPR Azis Syamsuddin in the near future. The summons is related to a new investigation into the alleged bribery case related to the handling of cases in Central Lampung.

"We hope that everyone who is summoned will fulfill the summons as a form of respect for the upholding and orderliness of law and justice," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri to reporters, Thursday, September 23.

Firli explained that the summons was made for the purposes of the investigation so that the allegations became clear. "We must not delay justice because delaying justice is also injustice," he stressed.

According to Firli, the KPK continues to resolve this case and asks the public to give investigators time.

"We really understand the people's expectations for the KPK to eradicate corruption. Because of this, the KPK continues to work hard, including asking for information from the parties," said the former Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK.

"The people put our hope and of course the answer really depends on all of us as children of the nation who respect and obey the law," he added.

As previously reported, Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said that his party was investigating allegations of bribery in handling corruption cases in Central Lampung Regency.

As for this case, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin and Aliza Gunado were mentioned in the indictment of Stepanus Robin Pattuju, who is a former KPK investigator.

In the indictment, Azis and Aliza are said to have given Rp3,099 billion and US$36 thousand. The gift is intended to deal with the bribery case in Central Lampung which is being handled by the KPK.

In addition to this case, the name of this Golkar Party politician is also implicated for his role in introducing Stepanus to the former Kutai Regent Kertanegara Rita Widyasari and the inactive Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial. From that introduction, both of them asked for help from the former police investigator to take care of the case that ensnared them and is being investigated by the KPK.