Corruption Judge Exposes Cibinong-Sukamiskin Correctional Facilities

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) revealed the practice of illegal levies (extortion) that occurred at the Cibinong and Sukamiskin Correctional Institutions (Lapas).

The disclosure of the illegal practice was based on the statements of Elviyanto and Dono Purwoko who were presented as witnesses in the trial of the extortion case at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detention center.

The member judge initially questioned Elviyanto's legal status in the case of alleged bribery in the management of garlic imports.

"What is set here is still in the legal process, right, sir? Is it true, Mr. Elvi? Perhaps in this court, is it still a legal process?" asked the judge during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, September 2.

"It's still in process," Elviyanto replied.

The judge then mentioned the transfer of detention from Guntur Detention Center to Sukamiskin Prison. However, Elviyanto said that he was not transferred there but Cibinong Prison.

Hearing this testimony, the judge questioned whether there was a practice of extortion in Cibinong Prison.

"This is a little outside the indictment but it still has something to do with it. Is it after Sukamiskin the same thing still happening?" asked the judge.

"I'm not in Sukamiskin, in Cibinong," answered Elviyanto

"Oh in Cibinong. How about in Cibinong? The same? A little outside the indictment. To be honest?" said the judge.

"Yes, it's the same," said Elviyanto.

Then, the judge turned to Dono. A similar question was raised.

Dono is known to have languished in Sukamiskin Prison. There, he was still required to pay some money.

"So after Guntur was executed in Sukamiskin. In Sukamiskin there was a contribution of Rp. 500 thousand to Rp. 700 thousand. What I experienced. It was for electricity, for cleanliness," said Dono.

"There is no officers for officers," he continued.

In this case, there were 15 former employees who became defendants. One of them was the former Head of the KPK Detention Center, Achmad Fauzi, who was charged with extortion of Rp. 6.3 billion.

The defendants involved in extortion include the former Acting Head of the 2018 KPK Detention Center Deden Rochendi, former Acting Head of the 2021 KPK Detention Center Ristanta and the Head of Security and Order (Kamtib) of the KPK in 2018-2022, Hengki.

Then the former officers at the KPK detention center, namely Erlangga Permana, Sopian Hadi, Ari Rahman Hakim, Muhammad Ridwan, Mahdi Aris, Suharlan, Ricky Rachmawanto, Wardoyo, Muhammad Abduh, and Ramadhan Ubaidillah A.

They are said to have committed extortion at the KPK detention center from May 2019 to May 2023. They are considered to have violated their authority to gain personal gain.

In this case, the defendants are believed to have violated Article 12 letter e of the Corruption Crime Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.