Lili Pintauli Asked To No Longer Be Involved In Handling Alleged Bribery In Case Management That Ensnared Stepanus Robin

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Lili Pintauli Siregar (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been urged not to involve its deputy chairman, Lili Pintauli Siregar, in the investigation into the alleged bribery in handling the corruption case that ensnared its former investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju.

This pressure arose after the name Lili was widely mentioned by Stepanus Robin Pattuju. In fact, Stepanus is ready to reveal the role of the former head of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) in another case and will not stop until Lili is imprisoned.

"ICW urges the KPK not to involve Lili Pintauli Siregar in the process of handling cases involving former KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju," Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana told reporters, Wednesday, December 22.

This step, continued Kurnia, must be implemented to prevent conflicts of interest in the process of investigating bribery in handling corruption cases at the KPK.

"This follows Robin's statement which stated that there was a potential for Lili's involvement in another case with an advocate. This is important to be emphasized by the KPK so that the process of handling the case is not colored with a conflict of interest," said the anti-corruption activist.

Not only that, ICW also recommended an investigation warrant against Lili. Moreover, Stepanus has stated that there are other cases that are suspected to be involved.

In addition, the KPK also felt the need to find and summon Arief Aceh or the lawyer recommended by Lili to the former Mayor of Tanjungbalai, M Syahrial. With this step, it is hoped that the communication between Lili and Arief can become clear.

"If then there are cases that are used as bank funds and then there is a flow of funds, then he can be charged with bribery and dismissed as KPK Commissioner," he said.

In the trial that was held on Monday, December 20 yesterday, former KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju said he would reveal the role of Lili Pintauli. However, this statement is actually seen as an attempt to close the role of former Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin.

It is known, Stepanus and Markus received bribes from a number of parties in the case at the KPK. Apart from M Syahrial, they also received money from Azis Syamsuddin and Aliza Gunado for security in the Central Lampung Special Allocation Fund (DAK) allocation case.

"I need to reiterate my request for justice collaborator, I will dismantle the role of the KPK Commissioner Mrs. Lili Pintauli Siregar and lawyer Arief Aceh," said Stepanus while reading his plenary, Monday, December 20.

It didn't stop there, Stepanus again said that Lili's role in another case being handled by the KPK would be dismantled. He even said his former leader should go to jail.

"I will dismantle, I will dismantle several cases involving her (Lili Pintauli, ed). I will unload, she must go to prison," he said after undergoing the trial.

All the words of Stepanus, who was the recipient of bribes from a number of litigants at the KPK, then received a response from the anti-corruption commission. Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, suspects that Stepanus' statement has other intentions.

One of them is to cover up the role of Azis Syamsuddin, who is currently sitting as a defendant for giving bribes to him. Moreover, Stepanus has never admitted to giving money from the former deputy chairman of the Golkar Party to secure his name in the bribery case for the administration of the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) for Central Lampung Regency.

"Stepanus Robin Pattuju during the trial did not admit that he accepted a sum of money and was suspected of deliberately covering up the role of Azis Syamsuddin," Ali told reporters.

Moreover, according to Ali, Stepanus made this statement outside the court so that it could not be proven. In fact, such things should be presented in court so that it can be proven.

"Stepanus Robin Pattuju should not only be delivered outside the court, because of course this has no evidentiary value," he said.

Not only that, all statements about Lili's involvement were not heard directly by Stepanus but through other parties or testimonials de auditu. Even if there was communication between Lili and M Syahrial, this matter was not followed up either.

The reason is that in managing the case, Syahrial did not use the name of the lawyer suggested by Lili, namely Arief Aceh. "The fact at trial was that the defendant Stepanus Robin Pattuju did not accommodate M Syahrial's desire to use the services of Arief Aceh, who was meant as a legal counsel," said Ali.

Therefore, all statements of Stepanus outside the agenda of the trial, the KPK emphasized that would not mean anything. Moreover, the KPK is currently confident in the evidence held by its prosecutors.

"KPK is very confident in the evidence related to the close cooperation between Stepanus Robin Pattuju, Azis Syamsuddin, M Syahrial, and Maskur Husein and the prosecutor team will prove this before the trial," concluded Ali.