KPK Claims To Try To Arrest Uncle Birin When He Appears To Lead An Apple At His Office

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (DOK Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) claims its investigators plan to arrest Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin when he was present to lead the rally at the South Kalimantan Governor's Office on Monday, November 11.

This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika when asked about the follow-up carried out by her agency after Uncle Birin suddenly appeared even though his whereabouts were unknown. The investigation team is said to go directly to the location.

"The information we got, the investigative team launched to South Kalimantan," Tessa told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted on Wednesday, November 13.

However, Tessa doesn't know if Uncle Birin has disappeared again after appearing in her office. Because he didn't get any information from the investigator who was moving.

"And of course with this pretrial decision, the action or the search carried out by investigators, yes, it is no longer necessary," he said.

At that time, Uncle Birin showed his nose in front of the state civil apparatus (ASN) within the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of South Kalimantan. In his remarks, he admitted that he did not run away after being named a KPK suspect and was only in Banua.

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.