Allegedly 'Observed' Other Law Enforcers, KPK Admits Investigators Experienced Difficulties During OTT In Pekanbaru

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said there were difficulties in the arrest operation (OTT) in Pekanbaru, Riau on December 2. However, the team engaged in the field can handle it.

This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika when confirmed by other law enforcers who monitored the movement of the team in the silent operation.

"For arrests in Pekanbaru, of course, investigators and investigators have their own difficulties in carrying out the arrest process, although in the end it went smoothly," said Tessa to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, December 6.

Meanwhile, regarding the alleged movement of the anti-corruption commission team being monitored, Tessa did not want to answer further. "Regarding this information, I will investigate it later," he said.

"I asked investigators if there were any parties who were trying to thwart the arrest process. So this needs to be confirmed again," continued the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Allegations of monitoring by other law enforcers when this OTT was discovered from a VOI source. The moving team was even coded red and white.

This finding is said to have come from the cellphone of one of the suspects. Apart from monitoring, this other law enforcer also reminded that there should be no transactions first.

The KPK has named Acting Mayor of Pekanbaru Risnandar Mahiwa, Pekanbaru Regional Secretary Indra Pomi Nasution, and Acting Head of General Section of the Regional Secretariat of Pekanbaru Novin Karmila as suspects after being caught OTT. The three of them are suspected of carrying out fraudulent practices related to cutting the money change budget (GU) in the Regional Secretariat (Setda) Section of Pekanbaru since July 2024.

This cut is said to be for Risnandar and Indra's personal interests. In addition, the KPK also suspects that the acting mayor received a quota of Rp. 2.5 billion from the addition of the Regional Secretariat's budget for eating and drinking in November 2024.

The money found when the OTT reached Rp6.8 billion. As a result of their actions, the three were suspected of violating Article 12 f and Article 12 B of the Law (UU) concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes (Tipikor).