KPK Sita Rumah Eks Gubernur Bengkulu Rohidin Mersyah Senilai Rp1,5 Miliar Di Yogyakarta

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated the house of former Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah in the Yogyakarta area, whose value reached billions of rupiah. The confiscation was discovered after investigators examined three witnesses today.

"Investigators have also confiscated one area of the house. The plot of the house is allegedly worth approximately Rp. 1.5 billion," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters in a written statement, Monday, March 17.

Tessa said that the investigation into the process of buying the house was also carried out by investigators against three witnesses. Those who have been questioned are staff representatives from the Sleman Regency Land Office; a notary named Swandari Handayani; and an entrepreneur named Naidatin Nida.

"The investigation was carried out at the Sleman Police," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Previously reported, the KPK held a hand arrest operation (OTT) in Bengkulu Province on Saturday, November 23 and brought eight people for questioning. Three people were later named as suspects, namely Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah, Bengkulu Provincial Secretary (Sekda) Isnan Fajri and Evrianshah alias Anca who is the Adc Governor of Bengkulu.

When the OTT was carried out, investigators found IDR 7 billion in rupiah currency denominations, US dollars, and Singapore dollars. The extortion and acceptance of gratuities is said to finance Rohidin, who is back running as a candidate for incumbent.

In this case, investigators have confiscated four land and building assets which allegedly belonged to former Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah on February 21. The value is said by the anti-corruption commission to reach Rp4.3 billion.