Former Head Of Security Opens Up About Finding IDR 76 Million During Inspection Of The KPK Detention Center

Former Head of the Security Section of the KPK Detention Center, Abdul Jalil Marzuki testified during the trial of the alleged extortion case of the KPK detention center at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, August 26. (Rizky A-VOI)

JAKARTA - Former Head of the KPK Detention Center (Rutan) Security Section, Abdul Jalil Marzuki, said that he often found prohibited items when holding inspections in the detention room. In fact, he had found IDR 76 million in cash.

This was conveyed when he testified in the trial of the alleged illegal collection (extortion) that took place at the KPK detention center, today.

"There is a cellphone, then most of it is found by the power bank," said Abdul during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, August 26.

"Then the money?" asked the prosecutor.

"The money, once several times and it was confiscated then if someone confesses, we call his family, the detention center, in this case call his family, return it to his family," said Abdul.

Then, Abdul did not deny that he had found Rp76 million during the simultaneous inspection conducted in 2015. The money was found from the results of an inspection at three KPK detention centers, namely the KPK detention center branch at Pomdam Jaya Guntur, the KPK detention center branch at the Red and White Building, and the KPK detention center branch at C1 Building.

"I remind your BAP number 14, you explained that, 'have you ever found the biggest money of Rp 76 million',?" asked the prosecutor.

"That was 2015," replied Abdul.

"Including this cellphone, what year?" asked the prosecutor.

"The cellphone from 2015 also exists because at that time I was the Head of Security, the first time we conducted simultaneous inspections at that time three, in K4 in C1 and Guntur with the remaining number," Abdul replied.

Then, the prosecutor then explored how the money and cellphones could enter the KPK Detention Center. Abdul said all the items found were handed over to the Internal Supervision (PI) section.

"Regarding these findings, did you carry out an investigation? How did the items enter the detention center?" asked the prosecutor.

"Permission, Mr. Prosecutor. We reported this to PI, because we were also with PI at that time. We handed over all the items to PI for investigation, so we do not have the authority to investigate," Abdul replied.

"My question is, where did the goods come in?" asked the prosecutor.

"That's the question," Abdul replied.

The refund of tens of millions, said Abdul, was because none of the detainees confessed.

"It's not just one place, it's 3 places. From K4 Merah Putih, from C1 to Guntur. And when the money was found as a whole, no detainee admitted that at that time we handed over the money to PI and until now what kind of settlement. And we will sort out the many items, if any of their families come to admit it, we will hand them over, but if we don't burn them out," said Abdul.