Anwar Sadad and Haykal Sadad Kompak's Children Avoid KPK Calls  

DOK IST

Member of the House of Representatives Anwar Sadad and his son, Muhammad Haykal Ismail Sadad, are compact in not fulfilling the call of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). They were supposed to be questioned in the alleged bribery of the East Java Provincial Government's community group (Pokmas) grant funds in the 2019-2022 fiscal year.

Anwar Sadad, who has been a suspect, has skipped the investigation by investigators on Monday, August 3. Meanwhile, Muhammad Haykal Ismail Sadad was summoned as a witness the day after, Tuesday, August 4, was also absent.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said investigators were still waiting for confirmation from Haykal regarding his absence.

"The witness (Haykal Sadad, ed) was not present, the investigators are still waiting for confirmation. The investigators will certainly consider a re-summoning, because the testimony of each witness is in principle needed to complete the evidence in the disclosure of the case," Budi said in a written statement, Wednesday, August 5.

Although Anwar Sadad and Haykal were not present, the KPK had examined another witness, namely Achmad Hadi Fauzan from the private sector. He was questioned at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"Witnesses were present and investigators asked for information regarding the sale and purchase of assets in the form of land with the suspect AS," said Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK suspects that Anwar Sadad, while serving as Deputy Chairman of the East Java DPRD, used his authority to regulate the allocation of Pokmas grant funds worth Rp. 291.5 billion in the 2019-2022 period.

From each quota of grant funds that are his share, Anwar is suspected of requiring a commitment fee of 15 to 20 percent to field coordinators and DPRD members who ask for a shift in the allocation of grant funds.

The practice is suspected of reducing the grant funds received by the community group because part of the budget was cut as a bribe.

One of the parties who has been named as a suspect in the bribery is East Java DPRD member Moch Mahrus. The KPK suspects that Mahrus has provided various forms of rewards to Anwar Sadad through his trusted person, Bagus Wahyudiono, in order to obtain a Pokmas grant allocation of IDR 83.4 billion for Probolinggo Regency.

The KPK has also seized a number of assets suspected to be related to the results of criminal acts. The value of assets seized from Anwar Sadad and Bagus Wahyudiono reached around Rp. 22 billion.

The assets consist of land, houses in Surabaya, apartments in Malang, sports buildings (GOR), LPG filling stations (SPBE), and a number of other properties that are now part of the effort to recover assets in the case.