Pretrial Trial Accused Of Strategy To Pass Uncle Birin, KPK: Why Has The Suspect Been Named?

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed its commitment when naming Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin as suspects in alleged bribery. KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika emphasized that there was no strategy whatsoever to condition the Governor of South Kalimantan to escape the case.

This was conveyed by Tessa in response to the party who accused the absence of the KPK Legal Bureau during the first pretrial hearing as a step to pass Uncle Birin.

"Yes, if the legal bureau's absence is a strategy to pass (Uncle Birin, ed), yes, why was he named a suspect, right? It just makes you tired from the start," said Tessa to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted on Wednesday, November 13.

Tessa explained that the absence of the KPK Legal Bureau in a trial held at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) on Monday, October 29 was due to administrative reasons. So, this step is not right to give in.

"The presence of the KPK Legal Bureau at that time was because there was still administration and coordination that needed to be done by friends there. To be able to collect all documents, all information from investigators and investigators certainly takes a long time," he said.

"So that assumption is not true," continued the spokesman with the investigator's background.

As previously reported, the South Jakarta District Court (PN) received a pretrial lawsuit from the Governor of South Kalimantan Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin on Tuesday, November 12. His status as a suspect in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was declared dead.

Meanwhile, Uncle Birin was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with four other people. They are the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Ahmad Solhan (SOL), the Head of Cipta Karya as well as the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Yulianti Erlynah (YUL), the Management of the Tahfidz Darussalam House as well as the collectors of money or fees Ahmad (AMD) and Plt. Head of the Household of the Governor of South Kalimantan Agustya Febry Andrean (FEB).

Meanwhile, as the suspect givers, namely Sugeng Wahyudi (YUD) and Andi Susanto (AND) as private parties. A total of seven suspects were named by the KPK which began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Sunday, October 6.

This gift was made after Sugeng and Andi got three projects in South Kalimantan. The details:

1. Construction of Football Fields in the Integrated Sports Area of South Kalimantan Province with selected provider PT WKM (Wismani Kharya Mandiri) with a work value of IDR 23 billion;

2. Integrated Samsat Development with selected provider PT HIU (Haryadi Indo Utama) with a work value of IDR 22 billion;

3. Development of Swimming Pools in the Integrated Sports Area of South Kalimantan Province with the selected provider CV BBB (Bunt Banua Bersama) with a work value of IDR 9 billion.