JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has completed examining 12 witnesses, including the acting (Plt) Regent of Pati Risma Ardhi Chandra and the Head of the Pat Regency KPU P. Supriyanto. They were questioned about the role of the successful team of the non-active Regent of Pati Sudewa or Sudewo during the 2024 Pilkada.
The witnesses were questioned on Tuesday, February 24, regarding the alleged extortion of filling village apparatus positions in Pati Regency, Central Java. They were examined at the Semarang Polrestabes office.
The dozens of witnesses examined were the acting (Plt) Regent of Pati Risma Ardhi Chandra; P. Supriyanto as the Head of the Pati Regency KPU; Riyoso as the former Deputy Secretary of the Regional Government and Former Head of the Pati Regency PUPR; Ali Badrudin as a Member of the Pati Regency DPRD; and Sugiyono as the Head of the Pati Regency Information and Communication Technology.
Then Teguh Widyatmoko, Regional Secretary of Pati Regency; Kabag PBJ Kab. Pati Sutikno; Kades Baleadi Suhardi (Ka paguyuban Desa Kec. Sukolilo); Kades Gadu Kec. Gunungwungkal Kab. Pati Imam Sholikin; and Subur Prabowo as Chairman of the Artha Bahana Syariah Cooperative/KSPPS.
"From the KPU and also the Acting Regent of Pati, the investigators are investigating the roles of Team 8 in the election of regional heads at that time," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, February 24.
For information, the KPK revealed that Team 8 acted as a successful team when announcing Sudewo as a suspect after being caught in a hand-in-hand operation (OTT). They are also suspected of being field coordinators (korlap) who collect extortion money for prospective village cadres.
In addition, investigators also investigated the project arrangements made by Sudewo's success team.
"Regarding witnesses related to the PUPR Office, they are investigating the implementation of projects in Pati Regency which are suspected to have been conditioned by Team 8 at the order of SDW."
As previously reported, the KPK named Sudewo as the Regent of Pati as a suspect in alleged extortion of filling village apparatus positions with Abdul Suyono (YON) as the Karangrowo Kades, Jakenan District; Sumarjiono (JION) as the Arumanis Kades, Jakenan District; and Karjan (JAN) as the Sukorukun Kades, Jakenan District.
Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said that the tariff of Rp. 165-225 million must be paid by the prospective village apparatus (caperdes). This figure is said to have been marked up by Abdul Suyono and Sumarjiono from Rp. 125-150 million.
There was also a threat, namely that the village apparatus formation would not be reopened the following year if the caperdes did not want to hand over the money.
During the silent operation, the KPK then secured Rp2.6 billion which had previously been stored in sacks.
As a result of his actions, Sudewo and his colleagues were suspected of violating Article 12 letter e of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 jo Article 20 letter c of the Criminal Code.
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