Many Answer 'Don't Know' After Ade Yasin's Statement Was Denied, The Witness Presented By KPK Makes Judges Annoyed

The trial of the alleged bribery of the BPK RI Auditor for West Java with the agenda of reading the interlocutory decision at the Bandung Tipikor District Court, Bandung/Via ANTARA

BANDUNG - The attorney for the inactive Bogor Regent Ade Yasin denied the testimony of the witness presented (KPK), Andri Hadian with a letter at the trial of alleged bribery of the BPK auditor at the Bandung Tipikor District Court, West Java, today.

Andri, who is the Secretary of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) of Bogor Regency, immediately turned pale and confused when Ade Yasin's attorney, Dinalara Butar Butar, showed him a piece of paper that broke his statement.

Andri in his statement described that there was a meeting in March 2021 between himself and four other people at the Regent's Hall, Cibinong to condition the findings of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) RI West Java Representative on the 2020 Regional Government Financial Reports (LKPD).

The other four people are the defendant Ade Yasin, the defendant Ihsan Ayatullah Kasubid at BPKAD, Ruli Faturrahman Head of the Regional Secretariat Finance (Setda), and Feri Syafari Kasubid at BPKAD.

"I was invited by Mr. Ihsan to meet with Mrs. Ade, to introduce me as the new Head of Sub-dept. .

Dinalara Butar Butar denied this statement with a Decree (SK) appointing Feri as Head of Subid at BPKAD dated June 2, 2021.

This evidence is considered by Dinalara to deny the accusation of conditioning LKPD in 2020, because the provision of an unqualified opinion (WTP) by the BPK RI Representative of West Java to the Bogor Regency Government took place on May 21, 2021.

Andri was unable to provide further information after the objection from Ade Yasin's attorney. He even often mentioned that he didn't know at trial, when his attorney asked a number of questions.

Andri's reaction also made the Chairman of the Panel of Judges, Hera Kartiningsih, annoyed, because many admitted they did not know even though they were asked about their duties as employees at BPKAD.

"This witness is clear, do you know or not," said Hera when listening to Andri's statement.

Previously, the Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) presented five civil servants from the Bogor Regency Government, West Java, as witnesses for the defendant, the inactive Regent, Ade Yasin, in the alleged bribery case of BPK RI auditors.

Five civil servants were present at the Bandung Tipikor District Court on Wednesday, namely Regional Secretary (Sekda) Burhanudin, Sub-Coordinator of Reporting for the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Hany Lesmanawaty.

Then, the Head of Accounting and Information Technology of BPKAD Wiwin Yeti Heryati, Secretary of BPKAD Andri Hadian, and Head of BPKAD Teuku Mulya.

The KPK Public Prosecutor will present at least 40 witnesses on the agenda of the evidentiary hearing. The witnesses consisted of environmental employees of the Bogor Regency Government and businessmen.

Ade Yasin was accused by the Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission of giving bribes of Rp. 1.9 billion to win the title of unqualified opinion (WTP).

KPK prosecutor Budiman Abdul Karib said the bribes were given to four employees of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) who have also become suspects in the case.

"So it is seen as an act of continuing to give or promise something, namely giving money in the total amount of Rp. 1,935,000,000 to civil servants or state officials," said Budiman.