Investigators Peras Mayor Of Tanjungbalai IDR 1.5 Billion, KPK: We Will Check

Illustrations (Photo: Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron claimed to have heard information about an investigator who blackmailed the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial. Furthermore, the anti-graft commission will check the accuracy of the information.

"We have heard from the media about the news, then we will check the truth of the news," Ghufron told VOI via text message, Wednesday, April 21.

If the results of the examination are acts of extortion by unscrupulous investigators such as information circulating, the KPK will take legal steps.

"Obviously (the action, red) is a criminal act of corruption. Of course we will process it according to legal procedures," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the KPK Supervisory Board, Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean, admitted that he had received information verbally regarding the alleged extortion carried out by investigators against the Mayor of Tanjung Balai M Syahrial. But his party has not received an official report.

"The official report has not been received but oral information has been submitted," he said.

Previously, reports circulated that the investigator was suspected of asking the Mayor of Tanjungbalai Syahrial for Rp1.5 billion. This money is intended so that investigators stop investigating cases of alleged receipt of gifts or promises related to auctions or transfer of positions at the Tanjungbalai City Government in 2019.

It is known that the KPK is in the middle of investigating alleged corruption in the city. This is done after the investigator finds two sufficient preliminary evidences.

However, the KPK has not revealed the construction or the suspects in the alleged bribery. This is because investigators are still gathering evidence to complete the case file.