Not Just Selling Positions, Pemalang Regent Allegedly Received IDR 2.1 Billion From Private

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JAKARTA - Pemalang Regent Mukti Agung does not only receive money from buying and selling positions. He is also suspected of accepting bribes from the private sector up to Rp. 2.1 billion.

"MAW is also suspected of having received money from other private parties related to his position as regent in the amount of Rp. 2.1 billion," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri, in a press conference quoted from the Indonesian KPK YouTube show, Saturday, August 13.

However, Firli has not specified which private party gave the bribe. In the future, the award will continue to be investigated by investigators.

"This matter will continue to be further investigated by the KPK," said the former Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK.

The KPK has determined Mukti as a suspect along with five other people. They are the Commissioner of PD Aneka Usaha Adi Jumal Wibowo; Acting Secretary of Pemalang Regency Slamet Masduki; Head of BPBD Sugiyanto; Head of Kominfo Pemalang District Yanuarius Nitbani; and the Head of Public Works of Pemalang Regency, Mohammad Saleh.

The determination of the suspect was carried out after the KPK carried out a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Thursday, August 11.

During the silent operation, the team found evidence in the form of Rp136 million in cash; Bank Mandiri savings book in the name of Adi Jumal Widodo containing Rp4 billion; BNI deposit slip in the name of Adi Jumal worth Rp. 680 million; and an ATM card in Adi Jumal's name used by Mukti.

After being named a suspect, Mukti was detained at the KPK Detention Center in the Red and White Building and Adi occupied the KPK Detention Center in Lot C1.

Meanwhile, three other people were detained at the KPK Detention Center at Pomdam Jaya Guntur. The detention was carried out for the first 20 days until August 31.

The KPK revealed that Mukti set a tariff of between Rp. 60 million and Rp. 350 million. This is adjusted to the position that the candidate wants to occupy.

The money received by Mukti through Adi is thought to have reached Rp4 billion. Furthermore, the money is used for personal purposes.