No Statement, Uncle Birin Absent from KPK Summons Today

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/DOC. PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that former South Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin did not attend investigators' summons today. He should have been questioned as a witness in an alleged bribery case within the South Kalimantan Provincial Government (Pemprov).

"The person concerned did not attend," said KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika to reporters in her statement, Monday, November 18.

Tessa said it was unclear why Uncle Birin did not attend investigators' summons. In fact, the summons had been sent.

"He did not provide a reason for his absence," she said.

Uncle Birin was initially one of the suspects in this case. However, the South Jakarta District Court (PN) accepted the pretrial motion filed on Tuesday, November 12.

As previously reported, the KPK named former South Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin as a suspect in receiving bribes along with four other people.

They are the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (PUPR) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Ahmad Solhan (SOL), Head of Cipta Karya and Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Yulianti Erlynah (YUL), Manager of the Darussalam Tahfidz House and collector of money or fees Ahmad (AMD) and Acting Head of the Household Section of the Governor of South Kalimantan Agustya Febry Andrean (FEB).

Meanwhile, the suspects who gave the bribes are Sugeng Wahyudi (YUD) and Andi Susanto (AND) as private parties. A total of seven suspects were named by the KPK which began with a sting operation (OTT) on Sunday, October 6.

This bribery was given after Sugeng and Andi received three projects in South Kalimantan. The details are:

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

2. Construction of Integrated Samsat with selected provider PT HIU (Haryadi Indo Utama) with a work value of IDR22 billion;

3. Construction of Swimming Pool in the Integrated Sports Area of ​​South Kalimantan Province with selected provider CV BBB (Bangun Banua Bersama) with a work value of IDR9 billion.