Senior Attorney Hotma Sitompul Is Searched By The Corruption Eradication Commission Regarding The Payment Of Lawyer Fee

KPK (VOI)

JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators question lawyer Hotma Sitompul regarding the payment of lawyer fees. He was examined as a witness in the COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) bribery case.

The KPK said that the lawyer fee was paid in connection with assistance in handling legal cases at the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos).

"Hotma Sitompul, the KPK investigator team investigated their knowledge regarding the payment of money as a fee lawyer because of assistance in handling legal cases at the Ministry of Social Affairs at that time," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri in his written statement, Friday, February 19. .

The lawyer fee payment was allegedly given by a suspect in this case, namely the former Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) Adi Wahyono.

"The fee lawyer is suspected to have been given by the suspect AW (Adi Wahyono)," he said.

Previously, after being questioned, Hotma Sitompul admitted that Juliari Batubara had asked for help when he was the Minister of Social Affairs to manage social assistance for very poor children.

"So the Minister (Juliari Batubara) is very concerned about this case. He was asked to help during this social assistance. I went back and forth at the Ministry of Social Affairs. That's all," said Hotma Sitompul at the KPK, Jakarta, Friday, February 19.

He indirectly denied knowing of the social assistance bribery case. According to him, his interest in the Ministry of Social Affairs is solely to help poor underage children.

"I explained that everything is in the interests of children under age. Where the minister pays attention to these minors," he said.

Hotma admitted that she wanted to provide assistance because it was related to children. According to him, these children really need special attention.

"This child was actually raped three times, got pregnant because she was raped. She took a small child, killed her, and put her in the tub. So we are asked for her help to pay attention to this child LBH Mawar Sharon," he said.

According to him, the Ministry of Social Affairs provided social assistance to these children. He also justified receiving honorarium for the assistance given. It's just that, he claims, the honorarium given by the Ministry of Social Affairs is not used. But given to the children.

"To be honest, after finishing I got honorarium of Rp. 5 million, Rp. 3 million, Rp. 2 million for our three lawyers, we will return it to the underage children," he concluded.