Corruption Court Tries Case For Regent Of Bursel's Bribery Collector

The Tipikor Court hears the case for collecting bribes from the Bursel Regent/Photo: Antara

AMBON - The Ambon Corruption Court (Tipikor) held an initial trial for the defendant Johny Rynhard Kasman whose account was allegedly used to collect bribes and gratuities from the former South Buru (Bursel) Regent Tagop Sudarsono Soulisa. The trial, which was held in Ambon, Thursday, June 16, was led by the Chief Judge of the Corruption Eradication Committee, Nanang Zulkarnain Faizal, accompanied by Jenny Tulak and Anthonius Sampe Sammine as member judges, with the agenda of listening to the reading of the indictment of the KPK Public Prosecutor, Taufiq Ibnugroho and his friends. The court room did not use legal counsel, so the Corruption Eradication Committee appointed Herbert Dadiara from one of the legal aid agencies to provide assistance. The Public Prosecutor explained that Tagop Soulisa had received bribes and gratuities from a number of colleagues while serving as Regent of South Bursel from 2011 to 2021. The money transferred through the account of defendant Johny at Bank Centra Asia. "The amount of the transfer amounted to Rp. 14.9 billion from partners or contractors in South Buru Regency through the account of defendant Johny Kasman," explained the KPK prosecutor, quoted by Antara. Queljoe (separate BAP) as The President Director of PT Vidi Citra Kencana from 2015 to 2017 amounted to IDR 3,950 billion. Then the transfer of funds from Andreas Intan alias Kim Pui as the President Director of PT Beringin Dua as well as the owner of PT Tunas Harapan Maluku amounted to IDR 9.737 billion in 2016.

The request for money from the contractor by the defendant Tagop (in a separate BAP) is for an infrastructure construction project since 2011 in Namrole, South Buru Regency. has been amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code, Jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. On the indictment of the KPK Prosecutor Team, the defendant's legal advisor Herberth Dadiara stated that he did not make an exception, so the panel of judges postponed the trial until next week with the agenda of examining witnesses. Previously, the trial on behalf of the defendant Tagop Sudarsono Soulisa was carried out virtually, but his legal advisory team requested that the defendant be presented for the next trial.