Prosecutor: Victims Of Extortion Of The KPK Detention Center Have Long Been Isolated If They Don't Deposit Money

The trial of reading the indictment of the alleged corruption case of extortion at the KPK Detention Center at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Thursday (1/8/2024). (ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria)

JAKARTA - Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Syahrul Anwar said that prisoners who were victims of illegal levies (extortion) at the KPK Detention Center received action from the defendants if they did not deposit money, one of which was a long period of isolation.

The money deposited is IDR 5 million to IDR 20 million per detainee per month.

"This also applies to those who are late in depositing monthly money," said Syahrul in a trial reading the indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Thursday, August 1.

The defendants were the Head of the KPK Detention Center for the period 2022-2024 Achmad Fauzi, the Acting Head of the 2021 Ristanta KPK Detention Center Branch, and the Head of Security and Order (Kamtib) of the KPK for the period 2018-2022 Hengki.

In addition, KPK detention officers include Eri Angga Permana, Sopian Hadi, Agung Nugroho, Ari Rahman Hakim, Muhammad Ridwan, Mahdi Aris, Suharlan, Ricky Rahmawanto, Wardoyo, Muhammad Abduh, and Ramadan Ubaidillah.

Meanwhile, the detainees of the KPK detention center who were withdrawn by extortion, namely Elvianto, Yoory Corneles Pinontoan, Firjan Taufan, Sahat Tua Simanjuntak, Nurhadi, Emirsyah Satar, Dodi Reza, Muhammad Azis Syamsudin, Adi Jumal Widodo, Apri Sujadi, Abdul Gafur Mas'ud, Dono Purwoko, and Rahmat Effendi.

The prosecutor detailed that the actions taken by the defendants to detainees who did not or were late in paying monthly money in the form of extending the isolation period for prisoners who had just entered the KPK Detention Center, the old detainees would be put back in the isolation room and the detention cell room was locked or locked from outside, and the supply of water to the detention bathroom was turned off.

"Other actions, namely being slowed down in gallon water filling, are prohibited or reduced during sports and visiting times of prisoners, as well as receiving additional guard duties and more cleaning picket tasks (not according to the schedule made)," the Public Prosecutor added.

In this case, 15 former KPK branch detention center employees were charged with corruption in the form of extortion or extortion of detainees worth a total of Rp6.38 billion in the 2019-2023 period. Extortion was carried out in three KPK branch detention centers, namely the KPK detention center at Pomdam Jaya Guntur, the KPK detention center at C1 Building, and the KPK detention center at the Red and White Building (K4).

Corruption was allegedly carried out with the aim of enriching Deden worth IDR 399.5 million, Hengki IDR 692.8 million, Ristanta IDR 137 million, Eri IDR 100.3 million, Sopian IDR 322 million, Achmad IDR 19 million, Agung IDR 91 million, and Ari IDR 29 million.

Furthermore, enriching Ridwan Rp160.5 million, Mahdi Rp96.6 million, Suharlan Rp103.7 million, Ricky Rp116.95 million, Wardoyo Rp72.6 million, Abduh Rp94.5 million, and Ramadan Rp135.5 million.

For their actions, the defendants were suspected of violating Article 12 letter e of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.