Andi Arief Ready To Be Examined Regarding Alleged Bribery Of PPU Regent

KPK Building/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Election Winning Body (Bappilu) of the Democratic Party Andi Arief confirmed that he would attend the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He will be questioned as a witness in connection with the alleged bribery that ensnared the inactive North Penajam Paser Regent Abdul Gafur Mas'ud and the Balikpapan Democratic Party DPC Treasurer Nur Afifah Balqis.

This certainty is different from his attitude some time ago, which accused the Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, of misrepresenting information regarding his summons in the case.

Andi said he made sure to attend because he had received a summons as a witness on Tuesday, April 5.

"Today I received two summons as witnesses in the PPU Regent's case. I will attend because I obey the law," Andi said as quoted from his Twitter @Andiarief__.

The Democrat Party politician then asked for an end to the controversy over the summons that was previously busy being discussed. The reason is that the first letter was not received by him because of the wrong address. "The issue of the first call explained by the Express Post officer was indeed the wrong address. The second call was also today through the DPP," he wrote.

The KPK appreciates Andi Arief's statement stating that he is ready to be present for examination. Ali said what Andi had done had shown an attitude of obedience to the legal process.

"We appreciate that the person concerned plans to attend as a form of obedience to the legal process," said Ali in a written statement.

Furthermore, Ali hopes that Andi Arief will be present at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada on Monday, April 11. He will be questioned as a witness to complete the case files for Abdul Gafur and Nur Afifah Balqis.

"The KPK investigation team has again summoned Andi Arief to be present as a witness in the case of the suspect AGM et al," he said.

Previously, investigators from the anti-corruption commission were indeed investigating the flow of hot money from Abdul Gafur to a number of parties, including at the 5th Regional Deliberation (Musda) of the East Kalimantan Democratic Party. In this activity, Abdul Gafur advanced as one of the candidates for chairman of the DPD.

A number of Democrat Party politicians have been investigated. They are the Chairperson of the West Kutai Democratic Party DPC who is also a member of the West Kutai Regency DPRD, Paul Vius; Chairman of the Paser Democratic Party DPC who serves as a member of the Paser Regency DPRD, Abdullah; and Chairman of the DPC Mahakam Hulu Democratic Party, Kelawing Bayau.

Not only that, investigators have examined Deputy II of the DPP Membership and Cadreization Organization Development Agency (BPOKK) Jemmy Setiawan on Wednesday, March 30 yesterday. After being questioned, Jemmy denied that there was a flow of bribes from Abdul Gafur to the 5th Musda event of the Kalimantan Democratic Party.

"Nothing, nothing (flow of bribes from Abdul Gafur to the 5th Musda of the East Kalimantan Democratic Party, ed)," said Jemmy.

"Giving where," he added.

For information, the KPK appointed Abdul Gafur with the Acting Secretary of the North Penajam Paser Regency, Mulyadi; Head of Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning of North Penajam Paser Regency Edi Hasmoro; Head of the North Penajam Paser District Education, Youth and Sports Office, Jusman; and the General Treasurer of the Balikpapan Democratic Party DPC, Nur Afifah Balqis as a bribe recipient.

Meanwhile, as a suspect for giving bribes, the KPK has named a private party named Achmad Zudi. These six people have been named as suspects in alleged bribery in the procurement of goods and services as well as granting permits in North Penajam Paser Regency.

Their determination was initiated from a hand-catching operation (OTT) which was held on Wednesday, January 12 in two locations, namely Jakarta and North Kalimantan. From the results of the action, the KPK also confiscated Rp1 billion and Rp447 million in Balqis's account.