Bekasi Mayor Inactive Rahmat Effendi Charged With Accepting Bribes Of IDR 10.4 Billion

The Bandung District Court held a trial in the bribery corruption case of the inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi. ANTARA/Good Ahmad Rizaldi

BANDUNG - Inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi was charged with accepting a bribe of Rp. 10 billion in connection with an alleged conspiracy to acquire land.

Public Prosecutor (JPU) from the KPK, Amir Nurdianto said Rahmat was suspected of conspiring with Jumhana Luthfi Amin as Head of the Bekasi City Housing, Settlement and Land Office to buy land from a private party named Lai Bui Min.

"The defendant as the person who committed, ordered to do or participated in carrying out several acts that must be considered as an independent act so that it constitutes several crimes, received gifts or promises, namely receiving gifts in the form of money with a total amount of Rp. 10.45 billion," said the prosecutor reading the letter. indictment at the Bandung District Court reported by Antara, Monday, May 30.

According to him, Rahmat allegedly received the Rp10 billion from Lai Bui Min as a suspect for giving bribes of Rp.4.1 billion, the Sub-district head of Rawalumbu Makfud Saifudin who is also a suspect in giving bribes of Rp.3 billion, and Director of PT KBR named Suryadi Mulya who is also a suspect in giving bribes of Rp.3.3. billion.

"Even though it is known or reasonably suspected that the gift or promise was given to move them to do or not do something in their position that is contrary to their obligations," said the prosecutor.

There is also land that is allegedly purchased in connection with the bribery case, namely an area of 14,392 square meters located in the Panjang Jaya Village, Bekasi City, West Java. The land is suspected to be for the development of Polder Air 202 by the Bekasi City Government.

It is suspected that Muhamad Bunyamin as the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP of the City of Bekasi is trying to take care of the procurement, to be included in the Bekasi City Revised Regional Budget for the 2021 fiscal year.

Rahmat Effendi was charged with Article 12 letter A in conjunction with Article 18, Article 11 in conjunction with Article 18, Article 12 letter b in conjunction with Article 18 and Article 11 in conjunction with Article 17 of the Corruption Eradication Act.