Following In The Footsteps Of His Colleagues, The Former Deputy Chairman Of The Tulungagung DPRD Is Now Also Experiencing The KPK Detention Center

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JAKARTA - The KPK has detained the former deputy chairman of the Tulungagung DPRD, Imam Kambali, after being named a suspect in the alleged bribery of ratifying the APBD and APBDP of Tulungagung Regency or 'knock hammer' money.

"For the purposes of the investigation process, the investigative team made efforts to forcefully detain suspect IK for the first 20 days," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Karyoto at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, August 19.

Imam Kambali, continued Karyoto, will be detained until September 7. The detention was carried out at the KPK Rutan in Lot C1.

Karyoto said Imam was a suspect along with two other people, namely former Deputy Chairperson of the Tulungagung DPRD Agus Budiarto and Deputy Chair of the Tulungagung Regency DPRD Adib Makarim.

In this case, Karyoto said Adib, Agus, and Imam are the Deputy Chairpersons of the Tulungagung Regency DPRD who are also Deputy Heads of the 2014-2019 Budget. Furthermore, they together with the Chairman of the DPRD Tulungagung Supriyono in September 2014 held a meeting to discuss the budget.

"The discussion has a deadlock with the Regional Government Budget Team (TAPD) of the Tulungagung Regency Government," he said.

Next, Supriyono together with Adib, Agus, and Imam met the team representatives. They also asked for money so that the discussion of the 2014 budget draft can be ratified by the term "money knock hammer".

"As for the nominal demand for hammer knocking money requested by Supriyono, AM, AG, and IK, it is estimated that the value is Rp. 1 billion, which was later submitted to Syahri Mulyo as the Regent of Tulungagung Regency and approved," he said.

In addition, there is an additional request as a share of the PBBr whose nominal value is adjusted to the positions of the members of the Tulungagung DPRD. The money was handed over in cash at the DPRD office.

"It is suspected that there were several activities requested by IK as a representative of Supriyono, AM and AG to provide money from Syahri Mulyo, including at the time of ratification of the preparation of the pure APBD and the preparation of APBD amendments," said Karyoto.

Furthermore, the KPK suspects that each of the suspects received Rp230 million in cash.

As a result of his actions, Imam is suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or letter b or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.