Former Mojokerto Regent Immediately Tried For Alleged Gratification And Money Laundering

Assets in the form of land and buildings in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, were confiscated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) related to the ML case of former Mojokerto Regent, Mustofa Kamal Pasa (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The former regent of Mojokerto Mustofa Kamal Pasa will soon be tried in relation to allegations of gratification and money laundering (TPPU). He will be tried in the Corruption Court at the Surabaya District Court (PN) after his file has been transferred.

The transfer of the files was carried out today or Tuesday, January 11 by the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) Arif Suhermanto.

"The KPK prosecutor has transferred the case file of the defendant Mustofa Kamal Pasha to the Corruption Court at the Surabaya District Court," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters.

Even so, Ali said, Mostafa was not arrested. The reason is that he is still undergoing detention at the Surabaya Class I Prison after being found guilty in a bribery case.

"Next, we are waiting for the appointment of the panel of judges and the determination of the day of the trial with the agenda of reading the indictment," he said.

In this case, Mustafa was charged with Article 12 B of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 3 of the Money Laundering Law in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code or Article 4 of the Anti-Money Laundering Law in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

As previously reported, Mustofa was named a money laundering suspect on December 18, 2018. From the receipt of gratuities of around Rp. 34 billion, the KPK found allegations of money laundering by the person concerned.

Pasa is suspected of having deposited cash or partially deposited it into the bank account in question or allegedly through a family-owned company in the Musika Group, namely CV Musika, PT Sirkah Purbantara (SPU-MIX) and PT Jisoelman Putra Bangsa with the mode of debt for materials or concrete.

He is also suspected of placing, storing, and spending the proceeds of gratification receipts in the form of cash amounting to around Rp. 4.2 billion, 30 units of four-wheeled vehicles on behalf of other parties, two units of two-wheeled vehicles on behalf of other parties, and five units of jetskis.