Former Deputy Chairperson Of Commission V Of The DPR Yudi Widiana Immediately Tried For Money Laundering Case

DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has handed over evidence and the suspect, former Deputy Chairperson of Commission V of the DPR Yudi Widiana Adia in the Money Laundering (TPPU) case to the prosecution. In the near future, Yudi Widiana will be put on trial.

"Today, located at the Class I Sukamiskin Prison, Bandung, the investigative team has carried out phase II (submission of suspects and evidence) with suspect YW (Yudi Widiana) to the prosecutor's team because all of the contents of the complete file for the alleged money laundering offense have been declared complete by the prosecutor. prosecutor team," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his statement quoted by Antara, Friday, November 26.

Ali said that Yudi was not detained because he is currently serving a criminal period related to the previous case.

"Within 14 working days, the team of prosecutors will immediately compile an indictment and transfer the case file to the corruption court. The trial is scheduled to be held at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court," said Ali.

The KPK named Yudi Widiana as a money laundering suspect in February 2018. Yudi is suspected of receiving around Rp. 20 billion while serving as Deputy Chairman of Commission V of the DPR from the projects of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) in Maluku, North Maluku and Kalimantan.

The KPK conducted a search and found that around Rp. 20 billion was allegedly stored by Yudi in cash or had been converted into immovable and movable assets such as land in several locations and a number of cars bearing the names of other parties.

In addition, the KPK also found a mismatch between Yudi's income and his assets.

Yudi was charged with Article 3 and/or Article 4 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Yudi is currently serving a 9-year sentence for accepting bribes of Rp6.5 billion and US$354,300 (worth a total of Rp11.5 billion) related to a road project belonging to the Ministry of PUPR for the 2015 and 2016 Fiscal Years, which are the DPR's aspirational program.