KPK Challenges Dadan Tri To Prove Confession Asked For 6 Million US Dollars

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) asked the defendant in the bribery case at the Supreme Court (MA), Dadan Tri Yudianto, to prove his confession in a pledoi readout on Tuesday, February 20. This was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri in response to the pledoi Dadan who said that he was asked for US$6 million. The request, he said, was made by an individual in the anti-corruption commission. KPK asks the defendant to be able to report it to the Supervisory Board or Complaints of the KPK Community with the initial evidence,'' Ali told reporters in a written statement quoted on Wednesday, February 21. Ali said that the report was necessary so that the investigation was carried out. We assure that every complaint from the public will be followed up with an initial verification process,''' he stressed. Furthermore, the anti-corruption commission often obtains similar information that there are individuals who claim to be able to regulate or stop the investigation of the alleged corruption. However, they succeeded in dismantling it. In fact, the KPK together with other law enforcement officials once arrested those who carried out the mode,' said Ali.', said Ali. In addition, the KPK also called Ali once found that there was a lawyer who deceived his client by stating that the case could be closed if paying his employees. Then for his actions, the legal advisors were decided guilty in the advocate' ethics trial, 'So, he asked Dadan to immediately submit evidence for the request of 6 million US dollars. This is because the handling of corruption cases in the anti-corruption commission cannot be immediately stopped just because of paying certain people.

"The KPK ensures that the handling of cases at the KPK is through a process involving cross-units," he said. "Furthermore, a case is carried out to determine who the parties are responsible for and are named suspects. The leadership decision is carried out collectively collegial," he concluded.