ICW Believes That KPK Investigator Stepanus As A Case Broker Is Not Playing Alone

KPK (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) suspects that KPK investigator, AKP Stepanus Robin Pettuju, did not play alone as a case broker to stop the investigation of the corruption case that ensnared Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial. This police investigator is suspected of involving other investigators to carry out the action.

"ICW believes that Robin investigators did not act alone in this case of alleged bribery and gratuities," said ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in his statement to VOI, Friday, April 23.

This suspicion arose because ICW considered that in stopping the investigation of a corruption case it was necessary to have collective agreement from the investigator and to obtain approval from the Deputy for Enforcement at the KPK.

"So the next question, even further, is whether his superiors in the deputy prosecution know this evil plan," said the anti-corruption activist.

Kurnia also asked the KPK to investigate the relationship between Robin and Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Parliament Azis Syamsuddin in October 2020. Moreover, this meeting felt awkward to be held at the official residence of the Golkar Party politician.

"Was it their first meeting or had they communicated before?" he asked.

Finally, Kurnia conveyed, the law enforcement process imposed on Stepanus must also lead to investigations into the receipt of Rp438 million in cash between October 2020 and April 2021.

"The purpose of the investigation is to find information, whether this is the first time this illegal practice has occurred or has the suspect often done it before? If so, who are the parties who have carried out the transaction ?," he said.

Previously, the name of Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament Azis Syamsuddin was dragged into the vortex of the bribery case of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju. He is said to have introduced the KPK investigator from the police force to the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial.

This was revealed from the chronology of the case of alleged bribery related to the handling of the case of the Mayor of Tanjungbalai for 2020-2021, which ultimately determined three suspects, namely Stepanus Robin Pattuju (SRP), Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial (MS), and a lawyer, Maskur Husain (MH). .

KPK chairman Firli Bahuri said this case began in 2020. At that time, a meeting took place at the official residence of the Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Azis Syamsuddin.

During the meeting, Azis was said to have introduced Stepanus, a KPK investigator with the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial. This was done, because at that time Syahrial was being targeted in connection with the alleged corruption in the Tanjung Balai City Government which was still under investigation.

This introduction is intended so that the KPK does not raise the status of a case from investigation to investigation.

"Following up the meeting at AZ's house then SRP introduced MH to MS to help with his problems," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri in a press conference broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube account, Thursday night, April 22.

After the meeting was held, Stepanus and Maskur made an agreement with M Syahrial. So that this case does not go up to investigation, Syahrial must prepare and pay a sum of Rp1.5 billion and this is agreed to.

"MS approved the request for SRP and MH by transferring money gradually 59 times through the bank account of a friend of SRP's brother RA and also MS gave cash to SRP until the total money that SRP had received was Rp1.3 billion," said Firli. .

The account has been prepared since July 2020 and initiated by Maskur. Furthermore, after the money was received, Stepanus emphasized that the investigation into the corruption case in Tanjungbalai would not be followed up.

Meanwhile, regarding the money that had been given, Firli said, Maskur received Rp. 525 million through two receipts, namely Rp. 325 million and Rp. 200 million.

"MH is also suspected of receiving money from other parties of around Rp. 200 million while the SRP from October 2020 to April 2021 is also suspected of receiving money from other parties through bank account transfers in the name of RA amounting to Rp. 438 million," said Firli.