Finally Appears, KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Denies Helping The Tanjungbalai Mayor's Case

KPK Deputy Chairman Lili Pintauli Siregar / Screenshot

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Lili Pintauli Siregar denied that she had ever communicated with the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial. Apart from that, she also emphasized that she had never helped the handling of the corruption case that ensnared the politician.

She conveyed this to clarify the information circulating regarding M Syahrial, who was a KPK investigator bribe from the AKP police, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, trying to contact her.

"That I firmly say that I have never communicated with the MS suspect regarding the handling of the case concerned, let alone assisting in the handling of the case currently being handled by the KPK", said Lili in a press conference, Friday, April 30.

She said, as a KPK member, of course, she was aware that he was bound by a code of ethics and rules. "However, as the leader of the Corruption Eradication Commission, especially in carrying out my preventive duties, I certainly cannot avoid communicating with all regional heads", she said.

It's just that, he emphasized, the communication that was established was only limited to the task of the anti-corruption commission to prevent criminal acts of corruption.

"I also always maintain selectivity to communicate, maintain my dignity as a KPK person and as a KPK student", he said.

Furthermore, Lili ensured that her agency would continue to process the case that caught M Syahrial. Both the bribery case and other cases currently underway at the KPK.

Likewise, KPK investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju, who has now been named a suspect. She said the KPK will continue to carry out investigations, including for suspected violations of the code of ethics.

"I make sure that the KPK is firm in processing the alleged criminal acts committed by the suspect MS and also other cases involving Stepanus Robin Pattuju investigators and also the alleged ethical violations committed by him through the supervisory board", said Lili.

"Case handling at the KPK is carried out professionally, based on the adequacy of evidence. And if there are parties who try to intervene as we have proven, then we will process it firmly", she added.

As previously reported, information related to the communication that M Syahrial was trying to establish with Lili Pintauli was conveyed by the Coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Society Boyamin Saiman. It's just that Boyamin does not know the continuation of this communication effort.

In a bribery case related to the termination of the case at the Tanjungbalai City Government, the KPK has determined and detained three people. They are KPK investigators from elements of the Bhayangkara Corps AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju, Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial, and lawyer Maskur Husain.

In this case, Stepanus and Maskur were suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or letter b or Article 11 and Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) k-1 of the Criminal Code. Meanwhile, MS was suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or b or Article 12 of the Corruption Eradication Law.