Fugitive Corruptor, Lessons For KPK To Hunt Down Harun Masiku

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JAKARTA - Former legislative candidate from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Harun Masiku has been named a suspect in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The case that ensnared Masiku was the act of bribery against the General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan.

However, until now Harun Masiku has not been arrested. According to reports, Harun Masiku left Indonesia for Singapore on January 6, 2020 or two days before OTT Wahyu. The KPK argued that it did not know that Harun had gone to Singapore.

Later, the immigration authorities said that Harun was in Indonesia on January 7, 2020. However, until now, Harun is not known to have been in Indonesia or abroad.

The case of a fugitive like Harun Masiku is not the first time. Previously, the KPK had also been in the same situation, chasing fugitives who had lost billions to trillions of public money.

Compiled by the VOI Team, Tuesday, January 28, the following are fugitive cases that have been handled by the KPK, and there are even suspects whose whereabouts have not been caught.

1. Anggoro Widjojo (Ministry of Forestry Bribery)

Anggoro Widjojo is a KPK fugitive whose pursuit has been a long one. Anggoro is a suspect in the Integrated Radio Communication System (SKRT) corruption case at the Ministry of Forestry. Anggoro was proven to have bribed four members of Commission IV of the DPR; Azwar Chesputra, Al-Amin Nur Nasution, Hilman Indra, and Fachri Andi Leluas, in order to get a project of Rp 180 billion. He then fled via Singapore in 2009.

Anggoro was finally arrested in January 2014 in Zhenhen City, China. He was tried and sentenced to imprisonment for five years and a fine of Rp. 250 million, a subsidiary of two months in prison. Anggoro's sentence was exacerbated because Anggoro fled abroad and gave complicated statements during the trial.

2. Sjamsul Nursalim (BLBI)

The controlling shareholder of Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia Sjamsul Nursalim and his wife, Itjih Nursalim are suspects in the BLBI case corruption and entered the DPO in September 2019. According to a report by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Sjamsul Nursalim was proven to have enriched himself up to IDR 4.58 trillion for the issuance of SKL. BLBI by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

The KPK has called the two people twice. The first call was made on Friday 28 June 2019 and the second call was made on Friday 19 July 2019.

In the search for Sjamsul Nursalim, the Indonesian government collaborated with Interpol and sent them a DPO letter. The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore has also announced a search for the two men. Until now, Sjamsul Nursalim and Itjih Nursalim are still unknown.

3. Nazaruddin (Wisma Athlete)

On June 30, 2011, former Democrat Party treasurer, M. Nazaruddin, was named a suspect in the bribery case of the Kemenpora athlete homestead. However, it is known that Nazaruddin and his wife left Indonesia since May 23, 2011.

For 75 days, Nazaruddin moved to various countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, to Colombia, where in the end the police managed to arrest him there. Nazaruddin managed to travel to various countries using the passport of his cousin, M. Syarifuddin.

Nazaruddin received two different verdicts. First, on April 20, 2012, the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Nazaruddin to a sentence of 4 years 10 months and a fine of Rp. 200 million.

Second, Nazaruddin was sentenced to six years in prison by the panel of judges on June 15, 2016 and was required to pay a fine of Rp1 billion, a subsidiary of one year in prison.

For the second indictment, Nazaruddin was charged with receiving gratuities from PT Duta Graha Indah and PT Nindya Karya which amounted to Rp40.37 billion.

4. Miryam S. Haryani (e-KTP case)

The KPK named a former member of the DPR from the Hanura Party, Miryam S. Haryani as a suspect in the megacorruption of the e-KTP procurement project. Miryam was made a suspect after giving false testimony when he testified in the trial of the defendants Irman and Sugiharro in the e-KTP case.

Miryam argued that if he was pressured by the investigators who interrogated him, he finally withdrew his BAP. Miryam argued that the investigators had stated that in 2010 he should have been arrested by the KPK. Later, this statement was denied by KPK investigator Novel Baswedan.

On April 27, 2016, Miryam S. Haryani was added to the KPK's wanted list. But it only took five days to catch Miriam.

The suspect MSH, is suspected of deliberately not giving information / giving untrue information in the trial of a corruption case.

- KPK (@KPK_RI) April 6, 2017

At the trial, Miryam was sentenced to 5 years in prison with a fine of Rp200 million. The verdict was lighter than the prosecutor's demands that Miryam be sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp.300 million, a subsidiary of six months.

5. Nunun Nurbaeti (Corruption check by travelers)

Nunun Nurbaeti became a suspect in a corruption case against a visitor to the Governor of Bank Indonesia in 2011. She was a fugitive in February 2011 and was arrested by the KPK in Thailand in December 2011.

The KPK is working with the Thai Police, National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri), and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok to pursue Nunun. Initially, Nunun Nurbaeti's family claimed that Nunun had severe mental illness so she had to seek medical treatment abroad.

During the trial, the Jakarta Corruption Eradication Panel of Judges sentenced Nunun Nurbaeti to two years and six months in prison because she was found guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption by giving bribes to a number of DPR members from 1999 to 2004 regarding Miranda S Goeltom's victory as DGSBI 2004. Nunun was also required to pay a fine of IDR 150 million a subsidiary of three months. In 2014, Nunun Nurbaeti took a breath of free air.