KPK Opens Opportunities For Forcibly Picking Up Sahbirin Noor If He Continues To Be Absent

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to forcibly pick up Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin. This step can be taken if the former Governor of South Kalimantan is absent from the investigator's summons during the second summons on Friday, November 22.

"Yes, it will depend on investigators according to the reason for their absence," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters, Wednesday, November 20.

Tessa said investigators could make this forced effort if Uncle Birin's absence was deemed unwarranted. Moreover, the summons for the examination has been sent.

"If in a normative manner there are no reasons for two calls to be accounted for, then investigators can pick them up by using a warrant to bring them later," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Uncle Birin should have been questioned on Monday, November 18. However, he was absent for no apparent reason.

Previously reported, the KPK named former South Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin as suspects for receiving bribes along with four other people.

They are the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Office 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 collector of money or fee Ahmad (AMD) and Plt. Head of the Household Section 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.

However, Uncle Birin's suspect status was later dropped by the South Jakarta District Court (PN). He won a pretrial lawsuit against the KPK because he did not accept being entangled in this case.

Even so, the anti-corruption commission ensured that the investigation of the receipts made against Uncle Birin would still be carried out. This is because the lawsuit that was won only tested formal, not material cases.