Former Officer Receives Rp1 Million In Cash To Help Smuggle Mobile Phones To KPK Detention Center

The trial of examining witnesses in the alleged extortion case of the KPK Detention Center at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Monday (14/10/2024). (ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria)

JAKARTA - The former officers of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firdaus admitted that they received money of around Rp. 1 million to Rp. 1.5 million each helping smuggle one cell phone (HP) into the KPK detention center.

Firdaus, while testifying in the trial of the alleged extortion case of the KPK Detention Center at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Monday, October 14, said the request for assistance to smuggle the cell phone came from prison detainees directly.

"They asked for this assistance to contact their families more often," said Firdaus.

He admitted that he dared to help smuggle cell phones into detainees because he was promised the money from detainees.

According to him, the mobile phone can also be entered into the detention center for the cooperation of illegal levies (extortion) coordinators at the KPK detention center.

In addition to cell phones, Firdaus said that he had received money worth Rp. 500 thousand and Rp. 300 thousand each while helping smuggle food and chargers or power banks into detainees.

"At that time I never gave how much this tariff was, how much he just gave it, sincerely," he said.

Firdaus testified in the case of alleged extortion or extortion of prisoners at the KPK branch detention center worth Rp. 6.38 billion in the 2019-2023 period.

In that case, there were 15 defendants who were suspected of committing extortion or extortion of detainees.

A total of 15 people are referred to, namely the Head of the KPK Detention Center for the 2022 period, 2024 Achmad Fauzi, the Acting Head of the KPK Detention Center for the period 2021 Ristanta, and the Head of Security and Order of the KPK for the period 2018-2022 Hengki.