Arrested Again At The KPK Detention Center, The Emotions Of The Former Talaud Islands Regent Sri Wahyumi Unstable

Acting KPK spokesman for the field of prosecution Ali Fikri (Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has again named the former Talaud Regent Sri Wahyumi Manalip as a suspect in a gratification case related to an infrastructure work project.

Furthermore, he was immediately detained at the Red and White House branch of the KPK detention center for the next 20 days.

In fact, he just breathed free air from the Tangerang prison on Wednesday, April 28 yesterday. Sri Wahyumi was in the prison because he was proven to have accepted bribes.

"Last night, she had left the Tangerang Women's Prison for the first case," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in a press conference broadcast on YouTube by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission, Thursday, April 29.

Ali then explained that Sri's condition was currently experiencing unstable emotions. He even refused to attend the appointment and detention press conference.

"Currently (Sri Wahyumi, red) is at the KPK detention center with an unstable emotional state," he said.

In this case, Sri was declared a suspect in receiving gratification after examining 100 witnesses and confiscating a number of evidence related to this case.

The alleged acceptance of this gratification is a development of the alleged bribery case that previously also charged Sri Wahyumi. The bribes were given in connection with the auction of revitalization jobs in the Lirung Market and Beo Market in 2019.

The construction of the case for granting gratuities occurred after Sri Wahyumi was inaugurated as Regent of the Talaud Islands for the 2014-2019 period, he often held meetings at his official residence and private house with a number of heads of work groups (Pokja) for the procurement of goods and services.

In addition, Sri is also actively asking for a list of work packages for the procurement of goods and services in the Talaud Islands Regency that have not yet been auctioned. Then, he ordered the heads of the Talaud Islands Regency Pokja PBJ to win certain partners.

Not only that, he was also suspected of providing handwritten notes on small pieces of paper containing information on work packages and appointed partners.

He then asked the heads of the Talaud Islands Regency Pokja PBJ to provide a commitment fee of 10 percent of the budget ceiling value. Sri subsequently received Rp9.5 billion.

Sri is suspected of violating Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes.