Detained By KPK, Surabaya District Court Judge Itong: I Don't Receive Money, The Story Is Like A Fairy Tale

Surabaya District Court Judge Itong Isnaini Hidayat/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Surabaya District Court Judge Itong Isnaini Hidayat denied accepting the money from PT Soyu Giri Primedika's lawyer and attorney, Hendro Kasiono. According to him, the construction series of bribery cases is called a fairy tale.

"The one who was arrested is Hamdan (substitute clerk for the Surabaya District Court) and his lawyer, I don't know them," said Judge Itong before being taken into KPK custody, Friday, January 21 in the morning.

Judge Itong claimed that he had never met with the litigants and had not given any orders to Hamdan.

“But when Hamdan with him (the lawyer) made a transaction, it was linked to me as the judge. I didn't accept that, and earlier the stories were like fairy tales. So I just found out that there was 1.3 money, never I did," he continued.

Itong and Hamdan were named as suspects after they were caught in a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Wednesday, January 19. They are suspected of receiving bribes from PT Soyu Giri Primedika's lawyer and attorney, Hendro Kasiono.

The money found in the silent operation amounted to IDR 140 million. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the money was an early sign so that Itong would fulfill Hendro's wishes regarding PT SGP's request.

For their actions, Itong and Hamdan as bribe recipients were suspected of violating Article 12 letter C or Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law 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.

Meanwhile Hendro as a bribe giver is suspected of Article 6 paragraph (1) letter a 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 Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication Corruption Crimes Jo Article 55 paragraph (1).