The Submission Of Money To The Suspect In The East Java Provincial Government Grant Fund Bribery Case Was Investigated By The KPK

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the alleged handover of money to the suspect in the bribery case of grant funds for community groups sourced from the East Java Provincial Budget. This step was taken by examining four investigators on Monday, October 28.

"The examinee who was present was investigated regarding their role in the process of submitting and disbursing grant funds for community groups and investigated related to the alleged handover of money to other suspects," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika in a written statement, Tuesday, October 29.

The four examinees are called Tessa with the initials MM, AM, AJ, and MF. Meanwhile, based on the information obtained, they are members of the East Java Provincial DPRD Moch. Mahrus; H. Abd. Motollib and Ahmad Jailani who are entrepreneurs; and M. Fathullah who is a private employee.

"The investigation was carried out at the KPK's Red and White Building," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

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.

Furthermore, investigators also searched the East Java Provincial Animal Husbandry Office, three houses and one office in the city of Surabaya, Malang City, and Sidoarjo Regency on October 16-18. From there, IDR 50 million was confiscated, one Toyota Innova unit to electronic evidence and documents.