The KPK Detention Center Extortion Session, Prosecutors Present 1 Police Member

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JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) presented five witnesses in the trial of the alleged illegal collection (Pungli) that occurred at the KPK Detention Center (Rutan), today. Of the seven witnesses, one of them is Komang Krismawati who is a member of the National Police who is assigned by the KPK. "Starting to prove the indictment of the Prosecutor's Team in the trial of the Defendant Achmad Fauzi (Head of the KPK Detention Center Branch) and friends," said KPK prosecutor Tonny Indra in his statement, Monday, August 26. Meanwhile, for the other four witnesses, namely, Abdul Jalil Marzuki, former Head of the Security Section of the KPK Detention Center; Yonathan Demme Tangdilintin, PNS Rutan; Tri Agus Saputra, Civil Servants at the KPK; and Achmad Muniri, civil servants at the KPK. 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) 1st of the Criminal Code jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.