Extortion Is Considered To Have Injured The Integrity Value Which Is High For All KPK Personnel

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron representing the ranks of the KPK leadership apologized to the public regarding cases of illegal levies (extortion) at the KPK branch of the State Detention Center (Rutan).

"We, the leadership of the KPK, apologize to all Indonesian people. That this violation has injured the value of integrity that has been upheld and guided by all KPK personnel in carrying out the task of eradicating corruption," said Ghufron at the KPK Juang Building, Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, March 16.

Ghufron emphasized that the KPK always upholds anti-corruption values and will not tolerate any acts of corruption, especially by KPK personnel. This is evidenced by the action taken against the employees involved in the case.

"The legal process for alleged corruption, carried out by the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, is by determining 15 unscrupulous employees as suspects, as well as improving management and governance continuously under the coordination of the Secretary General," he said.

Furthermore, Ghufron also emphasized that the KPK ranks are committed to ensuring that the tasks of eradicating corruption by KPK personnel are not only obedient and obedient to regulations and regulations, but also a code of conduct as KPK personnel.

On Friday (15/3), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially detained and named 15 of its employees as suspects in the extortion case at the KPK branch detention center.

"For the needs of the investigation process, the investigative team detained the suspects for the first 20 days, starting from March 15, 2024 to April 3, 2024 at the Polda Metro Jaya Detention Center," said Asep Guntur Rahayu investigating Director at the KPK Juang Building, South Jakarta, Friday.

The suspects are the current Head of the KPK Detention Center Achmad Fauzi, former KPK Detention Center officer Hengki, former Acting Head of the KPK Deden Rochendi Detention Center, Ristanta KPK Detention Center officer.

Then, KPK detention center officer Ari Rahman Hakim, KPK detention center officer Agung Nugroho, former KPK detention center officer Eri Angga Permana, KPK detention center officer Muhammad Ridwan, and KPK detention center officer Suharlan.

Then five other KPK detention officers namely Suharlan, Ramadhan Ubaidillah, Mahdi Aris, Wardoyo, Muhammad Abduh, and Ricky Rachmawanto.

"The modes carried out by HK (Hengki) and friends of detainees include providing exclusive facilities in the form of accelerating the isolation period, services using cell phones and power banks, to information on inspections," said Asep.

The amount of money to get these services varies and is pegged from Rp. 300 thousand to Rp. 20 million which is then deposited in cash or through a holding bank account.

The amount of money received by the suspects also varies according to the position and duties distributed per month ranging from Rp. 500 thousand to Rp. 10 million.

In launching the action, the suspects used several terms or passwords, including floods, meaning inspection info, bird cages and corn feed, meaning money transactions, and bottles meaning as cellphones and cash.

The 2019-2023 time range, the amount of money received by the suspects is around Rp. 6.3 billion and will still be investigated and re-investigated for the flow of money and its use.

For their actions, the suspects were charged with Article 12 letter e of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.