Azis Syamsuddin Has 8 People To Secure Corruption Cases, KPK Will Investigate

JAKARTA - Acting Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said his party would re-examine or cross-check the testimony of one of the witnesses at the Jakarta Corruption Court, namely Regional Secretary (Sekda) Tanjungbalai Yusmada.

In the trial held today, Monday, October 4, the Public Prosecutor (KPK) read out Yusmada's Minutes of Investigation (BAP). It was stated that the former Deputy Speaker of the DPR Azis Syamsuddin had eight people in the KPK who were used to secure the corruption case that ensnared him.

"We ensure that every trial fact will certainly be re-crosschecked with statements from other witnesses and the defendant," said Ali in his written statement, Monday, September 4.

Ali said that later the prosecutor will summon other witnesses who are relevant to these facts and will be confirmed through the evidence and files of the defendants.

"The testimony of the witness will still be investigated by the KPK prosecutors team by summoning other witnesses relevant to proving the facts in question. The witnesses present will also be confirmed through various evidences in the defendants' case files," he said.

With these various investigations, it is hoped that the prosecutor's indictment can be proven. "And the case can be developed further," said Ali.

Yusmada's BAP was read by the KPK prosecutor during the trial at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, October 4.

"In the Minutes of Investigation (BAP) No 19, paragraph 2, you explained that M Syahrial said he could get to know Robin because he was assisted by Azis Syamsuddin, the Deputy Speaker of the DPR because he was met at Azis' house in Jakarta. M Syahrial also said that Azis had 8 people. At the KPK, who can be mobilized by Azis for the sake of Azis OTT or securing cases, one of them is Robin. That's Azis Syamsuddin, who has secured OTT and secured cases, what case?" asked the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the KPK Heradian Salipi.

"Nothing was conveyed," Yusmada replied.

Yusmada became a witness for former KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju and advocate Maskur Husain who were charged with receiving a total of IDR 11.5 billion from handling five cases at the KPK. Yusmada himself has been named a suspect in the 2019 Tanjungbalai City Government auction case.

Previously, the indictment stated that Robin and Maskur Husain received Rp1.695 billion from the inactive Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial to secure an investigation into the case of buying and selling positions within the Tanjungbalai City government so that it would not go up to the investigation stage. Robin was initially introduced to Syahrial by Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsudin in October 2020. During the meeting, Syahrial asked Robin not to take the investigation into the sale and purchase of positions into action.

Robin then discussed it with Maskur Husain who works as an advocate and agreed to ask for a compensation of Rp. 1.7 billion.

The money is given in stages in November 2020 - April 2021 through transfers to Riefka Amalia's account, namely Robin's sister's sister (Rp1,275 billion), transfers to Maskur's account on December 22, 2020 (Rp200 million), cash payments of Rp10 million in March 2021 and cash distribution of IDR 210 million on December 25, 2020.

Robin also conveyed information that the KPK team would not come to Tanjungbalai city because the team had been secured by Robin in November 2020.

The money worth Rp. 1.695 billion was divided into two, namely Rp. 490 million for Robin and Rp. 1.205 billion for Maskur Husain.