KPK Finds IDR 5.7 Billion During OTT Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri and evidence of OTT money from the Mayor of Bekasi Rahmat Effendi (PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri revealed that his party found money worth Rp. 5.7 billion while carrying out a hand arrest operation (OTT) in Bekasi, West Java. This money is then confiscated and will be used as evidence for the alleged receipt of bribes by the Mayor of Bekasi Rahmat Effendi or Pepen.

"All the evidence of money that was secured in this arrest activity is around IDR 3 billion and a bank account book in the amount of IDR 2 billion," Firli said at a press conference at the KPK Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, January 6.

The money was found when the KPK visited the official residence of the Mayor of Bekasi and arrested Pepen on Wednesday, January 5.

The KPK has named Pepen along with eight other people as suspects. Pepen with M. Bunyamin who is the Secretary of the Bekasi City Investment Office and PTSP; Head of Kati Sari Village, Mulyadi alias Bayong; Jatisampurna Sub-district Head, Wahyudin; and the Head of the Bekasi City Housing, Settlement and Land Office, Jumhana Lutfi, were named as recipients of bribes.

Meanwhile the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril; private company named Lai Bui Min; Director of PT Kota Bintang Rayatri, Suryadi; and the sub-district head of Rawa Lumbu, Makhfud Saifudin, was named the bribe giver.

Press conference related to the OTT KPK against the Mayor of Bekasi Rahmat Effendi (PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa-Tsia-VOI)

After being named suspects, these nine people will be detained in three different detention houses, namely the KPK Detention Center at Pomdam Jaya Guntur, the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White Building, and the KPK Detention Center in Lot C1. However, they will first self-isolate in their respective detention centers.

"The suspects are currently being held in detention for the first 20 days from January 6, 2022 to January 25, 2022," said Firli.

For their actions, Pepen and other bribe recipients were suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 and Article 12 letter f and Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code.

While the bribe givers are suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.