The Corruption Eradication Commission Confiscated Dollars And Rupiah Related To The Bribery Case Of South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has completed the calculation of the total proceeds from the search that was carried out on March 1 and 2 in South Sulawesi.

This search was carried out in connection with a case of alleged bribery that ensnared the inactive South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah.

The KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri said that from the search, the KPK then confiscated money in rupiah, US, and Singapore dollars.

"The Rupiah is around IDR 1.4 billion, and foreign currency is USD 10 thousand and Singapore dollar 190 thousand", Ali said in a written statement, Thursday, March 4.

The money has been confiscated and KPK investigators will examine the findings with several witnesses and suspects in future examinations.

"Next, the money will be verified and analyzed regarding its relationship to this case so that it can be immediately confiscated as evidence in this case", said Ali.

As previously reported, South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah was named a suspect in the case of alleged bribery and gratuities related to the procurement of goods and services, licensing, and infrastructure development within the South Sulawesi Provincial Government for the 2020-2021 Budget.

This PDIP politician was named a suspect with the Secretary of the Minister For Public Works and Human Settlements (PUPR) Office of South Sulawesi Province, Edy Rahmat. Meanwhile, the Director of PT Agung Perdana Bulukumba (APB) Agung Sucipto was named a suspect in giving bribes.

In this case, Nurdin allegedly received bribes and gratuities with a total value of IDR 5.4 billion related to projects within the South Sulawesi Provincial Government. IDR 2 billion was given from Agung through Edy. The bribe was given so that Agung could return to work on the project in South Sulawesi for the 2021 budget year.

For their actions, Nurdin and Edy were charged with Article 12 letters a or b or Article 11 and Article 12B of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption (Tipikor) as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1 ) 1st Criminal Code (KUHP).

Meanwhile, Agung is imposed with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.