Pati - Bupati Pati Sudewa alias Sudewo memilih tak memberikan pernyataan apapun saat tiba di gedung Merah Putih KPK, Kuningan Persada, Jakarta Selatan pada hari ini, 20 Januari. Dia bungkam saat disinggung terkait operasi tangkap tangan (OTT) yang menjeratnya.
From field observation, Sudewo arrived at the anti-corruption commission's office at around 10.34 WIB after traveling by commercial plane at 08.00 WIB. He appeared to be wearing a white shirt layered with a black jacket and sandals.
Sudewo appeared to be wearing a black hat but did not wear it and was escorted by a number of officers. He did not answer anything, including when asked about his arrival at the KPK.
Sudewo is known to have come to the KPK's Merah Putih building to be examined as a witness in the DJKA bribery case in 2025.
The Gerindra Party politician also did not answer anything when asked for a response to OTT and messages for Pati residents. Sudewo's presence was also noticed by a number of guests who were sitting in the lobby of the building.
Apart from Sudewo, there were three other people who entered with the accompaniment of officers through the front door of the building. However, the KPK has not provided information on the identity of the parties who were brought in during the activity.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo only said Sudewo was caught in a silent operation related to bribes for filling village apparatus positions. It is suspected that money was given by a number of parties to occupy the position of Head of Affairs (Kaur) to the Village Secretary (Sekdes).
"(Bribe, ed) related to the filling of kaur, kasi or sekdes," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, January 20.
In addition to OTT in the Pati area, Central Java, the KPK also held a silent operation in the Madiun area, East Java. Nine people have been taken to Jakarta for further investigation, including the Mayor of Madiun Maidi.
The suspicion is that there is a project and CSR bribe in Madiun City. There are already parties who have been named as suspects through an expose forum or a trial and will be presented through a press conference.
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