At The Conference, Aliza Gunado Denied Being A Person Close To Azis Syamsuddin

Witness Aliza Gunado is on trial for the bribery case against former KPK investigator AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju with the defendant Azis Syamsuddin (Photo: M Risyal Hidayat/Antara)

JAKARTA - Aliza Gunado, who has been mentioned as a close person to Azis Syamsuddin, has denied having a relationship with the former deputy chairman of the DPR from the Golkar Party faction. I only know that," said Aliza, at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), as reported by Antara, Thursday, December 30. Aliza Gunado was a witness for the accused, former Deputy Speaker of the DPR Muhammad Azis Syamsuddin, who was charged with giving bribes worth Rp. 3.099 billion and 36 thousand US dollars, bringing a total of around Rp. 3.619 billion to Stepanus Robin Pattuju (at that time a KPK investigator) and advocate Maskur Husain related to the investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Central Lampung Regency. and Maskur Husain to assist in the management of the 2017 APBN-P Special Allocation Fund (DAK) investigation case in Central Lampung where it was suspected that there were the involvement of Azis and Aliza Gunado as the recipients of the bribe. The witness in Monday's trial (27/12), the former Head of the Central Lampung Highways Office, Taufik Rahman, said he handed over Rp2.1 billion in money to two people close to Azis Syamsuddin, namely Aliza Gunado and Edi Sujarwo to administer the Central Lampung DAK. The money came from a loan from a businessman named Darius Hartawan and money collected from his colleagues at the Bina Marga Office in Central Lampung. Mr. Mahyudin, but it cannot be said that I know Mr. Azis well," said Aliza.

Aliza also denied having communicated by telephone with Azis Syamsuddin. "I knew him (Azis Syamsuddin) when he was a fellow legislative candidate in 2014. We are candidates from Electoral District 2 Lampung, he is candidate number 1, I am number 8, during a functionaries meeting at the Golkar Party DPP So you know because you automatically chat," said Aliza as well. Aliza said she never met Azis Syamsuddin when Azis was the Chair of the DPR Banggar or Deputy Chair of the DPR. I don't know well, I know yes," said Aliza. Aliza also denied knowing names such as Edi Sujarwo, Taufik Rahman, Aan Riyanto, Robin Pattuju, Maskur Husain, and other names. It's true that I'm not going anywhere and I'm unemployed, I'm already in Bandar Lampung," said Aliza again. and never met at the cafe. I was never shown any evidence and I insisted at that time, because indeed I never knew and met all of them," said Aliza. That's what I'm still confused about until this moment, I was just invited here by the prosecutor yesterday I asked for a 'reimbursement', and earlier I will be 'reimbursed' my fees here. Plus I'm confused in this case, I said I had IDR 2 billion or IDR 1.8 billion in the news to give to Robin Pattuju, that's what I'm confused about, sir," said Aliza. Central Lampung Taufik Rahman revealed that he submitted the Central Lampung DAK proposal to Aliza. Furthermore, Aliza will submit it to the DPR Banggar where Azis Syamsuddin became the Chair of the DPR Banggar in 2017. also met with Edi Sujarwo. Furthermore, Taufik Rahman then left for Jakarta on July 20, 2017 with the Head of Sie Dinas Bina Marga Central Lampung Aan Riyanto, two Taufik staff named Indra Airlangga and Andre Kadarisman, owner of CV Tetayan Consultant Darius Hartawan and Edi Sujarwo.Taufik then handed over a total of IDR 2.1 billion on 21 and 22 July 2017 to Aliza Gunado and Edi Sujarwo. a report that Aliza and Jarwo had handed over the money to Vio, who was said to be Azis Syamsuddin's younger brother.