The Reason For Chemotherapy, The Former Chairman Of The East Java DPRD Did Not Fulfill The KPK's Call In The Grant Fund Case

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) canceled examining Kusnadi, who is a former chairman of the East Java Provincial DPRD, as a witness to allegations of bribery in managing grant funds for community groups. He should have been questioned on Monday, October 21 yesterday but asked for a reschedule.

"Witness KS asked for a rescheduling of the examination because it was preparing for chemotherapy," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement quoted on Tuesday, October 22.

Tessa has not specified when the rescheduling will be carried out. However, KS should have been questioned at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

As previously reported, the KPK has again investigated the alleged bribery of grant funds for community groups or pokmas from the East Java Provincial Budget for the 2019-2022 Fiscal Year. The determination of 21 suspects is the development of the case that ensnared the former Deputy Chairperson of the East Java DPRD, Sahat Tua, P. Simanjuntak.

In this case, investigators searched a number of offices in the East Java Provincial Government some time ago. As a result, documents and electronic goods have been confiscated regarding the alleged bribery case of grant funds.

Then, the anti-corruption commission also searched 10 houses in the Surabaya City area to Sumenep Regency, East Java on September 30, October 3. As a result, investigators confiscated a number of items suspected of being related to the alleged crime being investigated.

The following are the details of the confiscated goods by investigators:

1. 7 units of cars: Alphard, Pajero, Honda CRV, Toyota Innova, Hilux double cabin, Toyota Avanza, and 1 unit of Isuzu;2. 1 unit of Rolex watch and 2 units of diamond ring;3. Cash in foreign currency and also rupiah, which in total is approximately Rp1 billion; 4. Electronic evidence in the form of cellphones, hard drives and laptops, as well as;5. Documents include passbooks, land books, notes, receipts for the purchase of goods, BPKB, and vehicle STNK, and so on.