Aliza Gunado Judge Diultimatum At Azis Syamsuddin Trial, KPK: Right, Witnesses Can't Cover Anything

Witness Aliza Gunado undergoes a trial in the bribery case against former KPK investigator AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju with the defendant Azis Syamsuddin (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has spoken about the judge's warning to former AMPG Chair Aliza Gunado in a trial for alleged bribery in handling corruption cases. At the trial, Aliza was presented as a witness for the defendant, former Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament, Azis Syamsuddin.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the judge's ultimatim to confront Aliza's statement with other witnesses was correct. Moreover, a witness who has been sworn in has an obligation to convey whatever he knows.

"What the judge said is correct. A witness who is sworn in before the panel of judges is indeed obliged to convey what he knows and must not cover up anything he has heard, seen and experienced himself," Ali told reporters, Friday, December 31.

Moreover, the testimony of the parties presented has also been recorded and this will be a strong indication of the suitability of Aliza's statement with other witnesses.

Even so, Ali did not want to comment further. He only invited the public to continue to follow the trial which took place at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

"Of course in the trial the facts of the statements of other witnesses have been recorded, especially there are strong indications of statements that are mutually compatible with other witnesses," he said.

"We are following the trial because it is scheduled that other witnesses will be examined," Ali added.

Previously reported, Chairman of the Panel of Judges Muhammad Damis in the trial for the defendant former Deputy Chairman of the DPR Azis Syamsuddin warned the witnesses presented by the prosecutor to provide correct information.

This warning was given because Aliza often said she didn't know when asked by the judge or the public prosecutor (JPU). In fact, the witness in the trial some time ago, Darius Hartawan 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 funds collected by the former Head of the Central Lampung Public Works Agency, Taufik Rahman. But Aliza in the trial denied Darius Hartawan.

Despite the judge's warning, Aliza remained unmoved and admitted that she did not know the other witnesses. "I still stand by the statement," he said at a hearing held on Thursday, December 30.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter, because I will order Darius (including Taufik) to be brought to the next trial, you must also come, we will confront him, then he will find out. I will order the public prosecutor to bring in the witnesses to be confronted. with you. If everyone says you know you, but you say you don't know, it means you are lying," said Judge Damis.