In Front Of Judges, Former KPK Investigator's Driver Calls Money From Azis Syamsuddin Official House Was To Eliminate Names

Azis Syamsuddin/Antara

JAKARTA - A witness named Agus Susanto revealed the incident when former KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju took a gift that was allegedly money from the official residence of former Deputy Speaker of the DPR Azis Syamsuddin in order to eliminate the mention of names in court.

"What I see, (the money) has been divided, it's already in the hands of Mr. Robin and then from there it goes directly to the 'money changer'. Only Mr. Robin's telephone communication with people I don't know, he said it was safe for trial. The sentence was 'Anyway, it's safe Bang, brother's name will not be mentioned in court'," said Agus Susanto at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Monday, December 13.

Agus Susanto, who was the driver of former KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju, became a witness for the defendant former Deputy Speaker of the DPR Muhammad Azis Syamsuddin who was charged with giving bribes worth Rp3.099 billion and US$36 thousand, bringing the total to around Rp3.619 billion to Stepanus Robin Pattuju and advocate Maskur Husain. related to the management of the KPK investigation in Central Lampung.

"At that time, I was asked by Mr. Robin to pack up and put the cardboard in my bag, Mr. Robin asked to be taken to the house on Jalan Denpasar and then arrived at the house, Mr. Robin came down with a backpack to the house," Agus Susanto said as reported by Antara.

Agus then waited for about 15 minutes in a car parked in front of Azis Syamsuddin's official residence.

"Then Mr. Robin got into the car. On the way, Mr. Robin took out a brown 'paper bag' which contained money instead of rupiah. added Agus Susanto.

The car carrying Agus and Robin then moved to the Central Jakarta District Court in Kemayoran.

"There was a separation of money on the way, there were 3 parts then he went straight to the Central District Court, gave it to Om Ale in the parking lot so the car went to the basement. Mr. Robin got off, I stood by, after he finished he immediately returned to the car," said Agus.

After the Central Jakarta District Court, Robin and Agus then went to the "money changer" in Mangga Besar, Jakarta.

"After a few hours, Mr. Robin called his name, Om Ale, to make sure it was safe not to mention his name in court," added Agus.

According to Agus, Robin asked for his ID card to be the name used in exchanging money.

"Mr. Robin reasoned because Mr. Robin is a member of the National Police. Then I once said that I have never transacted dollars. I said that it could come to this or not? It's safe, Mr. Robin said," said Agus.

The money that was exchanged into rupiah was then handed over to Maskur Husain at the Borero Restaurant.

"There was a conversation he said about omitting Mr. Azis' name, there was a conversation," said Agus.

In this case, Azis Syamsuddin allegedly asked Stepanus Robin Pattuju as a KPK investigator to secure his name in an investigation into alleged corruption in the form of receiving gifts or promises related to the management of the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) APBNP Central Lampung Regency for Fiscal Year 2017 where Azis is suspected of involvement, and Aliza Gunado as the recipient of the bribe.

Robin and his partner, advocate Maskur Husain, were willing to help in exchange for Rp2 billion each from Azis and Aliza Gunado for a total of Rp4 billion.

A down payment of Rp300 million was transferred in stages on August 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2020. Then on August 5, 2020, Azis gave a sum of US$100,000 at Azis' official residence. Azis also several times gave money to Stepanus Robin and Maskur Husain which totaled 171,900 Singapore dollars in August 2020 - March 2021.

Stepanus Robin then exchanged the money at a "money changer" using the identities of Agus Susanto and Rizky Cinde Awaliyah (a friend of Stepanus Robin) into rupiah in the amount of Rp1,863,887,000.

Some of the money was then given to Maskur Husain in early September 202 in the amount of Rp1 billion and Rp800 million in September 2020.