Three Candidates To Replace Azis Syamsuddin Appear, The Result Is Determined By Airlangga

JAKARTA - The names of the Golkar Party cadres, candidates for successor to Azis Syamsuddin in the DPR, are starting to appear. There are at least three strong names who will represent Golkar at the helm of the legislative body. They are Ahmad Doli Kurnia, Melchias Marcus Mekeng, and Adies Kadir. The chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Adies Kadir spoke about the emergence of the names of the candidates to replace Azis Syamsuddin. He said that all party cadres who sit as members of the council have the opportunity to occupy the position of deputy chairman of the DPR. "In the Golkar Party, all cadres have a chance, anyone has a chance to occupy that position. We have 85 people, all of them have the chance to occupy that position," he said during a press conference, Saturday, September 25. The Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR emphasized that whoever will be chosen to replace Azis Syamsuddin will be decided by the General Chair of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto. Because the general chairman has the prerogative.

"This is the prerogative of the chairman of the Golkar Party," he said. Regarding the replacement candidate, Adies admitted that in the near future the Golkar Party will announce the cadre chosen to replace Azis Syamsuddin. "God willing, in the near future the Golkar party will announce it," he said.

As previously reported, Azis Syamsuddin has sent a letter to the DPP and the General Chair of the Golkar Party to resign from his position as Deputy Speaker of the DPR. But unfortunately, it is not explained when the letter was received. For your information, Azis is the sole suspect in the case. He has also been targeted since August 2020. This case began when Azis tried to contact the former KPK investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, to close the case that ensnared Golkar Party politician Aliza Gunado and himself at the KPK. Robin asked Azis for money to help him close the case at the KPK. To launch the action, Robin was also assisted by Lawyer Maskur Husain. Robin allegedly met Azis many times to receive money. The money is given regularly three times, namely 100 thousand US dollars, 17,600 Singapore dollars, and 140,500 Singapore dollars. The initial agreement was that Azis had to give Rp4 billion to close the case. Meanwhile, Robin and Maskur are alleged to have received Rp3.1 billion from Azis. For his actions, Azis is suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.