Azis Syamsyddin And 2 Other People Are Banned To Go Overseas Related To The Bribery Case Of The Corruption Eradication Commission Investigator

Deputy Chairman of the DPR, Aziz Syamsuddin. He is also one of the top brass of the Golkar Party DPP. (Puspa Perwitasari / Antara)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has sent a letter to the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. This letter contains a request for prevention abroad against three people in the alleged bribery to stop the investigation of the Tanjungbalai Mayor's case.

One of those prevented from leaving the country was Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin. In this case, the politician from the Golkar Party played a role in introducing KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju with the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial before the bribery took place.

"That's right, the KPK on April 27, 2021, sent a letter to the Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration of Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kumham) to prohibit three people from going abroad in this case", said KPK spokesman for the field of prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Friday, April 30.

As for the other two people, he did not elaborate. Prevention to go abroad will be carried out for the next six months, starting on April 27.

"This preventive measure abroad is of course in the interest of accelerating the examination and digging for other evidence so that when it is necessary to call and examine these parties it will remain in the territory of Indonesia", he said.

As previously reported, the KPK appointed its investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, a lawyer named Maskur Husain, and the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M. Syahrial as suspects in the alleged bribery case in the handling of the case of sale and purchase of positions at the Tanjungbalai City Government.

Stepanus Robin Pattuju and Maskur Husain are suspected of having received a bribe from M. Syahrial amounting to IDR 1.3 billion from the IDR 1.5 billion deal. The bribe was given so that Stepanus would help stop the investigation into the alleged sale and purchase of positions in Tanjungbalai that the KPK is currently investigating.

Apart from the bribe from Syahrial, Maskur Husain is also suspected of receiving IDR 200 million from another party. Meanwhile, Stepanus from October 2020 to April 2021 is also suspected of receiving money from other parties through bank transfer in the name of Riefka Amalia, amounting to IDR 438 million.

The initial collision in this case began when Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament Azis Syamsuddin introduced Stepanus and M Syahrial at his official residence. This Golkar Party politician is thought to know Stepanus from his aide who is both from the Bhayangkara Corps.