Nganjuk Regent Suspects Bribes Auction Positions, Receive Money Ranging From Rp10 Million To Rp150 Million

Kabareskrim Polri Komjen Agus Andrianto with Vice Chairman of KPK Lili Pintauli Siregar (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Kabareskrim Polri Komjen Agus Andrianto revealed the price of the practice of buying and selling positions in the Nganjuk District Government that ensnared the Regent of Nganjuk Novi Rahman Hidayat (NRH).

"From the information of the investigators for the village device level between Rp10 to Rp15 million. Then for the above position while we get information Rp150 million," agus said during a press conference, at the KPK building, Jakarta, quoted antara, Monday, May 10.

However, Komjen Agus said Bareskrim Polri will still continue to explore the price of the sale and purchase practices of the position through the investigation process.

"Later we will do deepening and development. Hopefully from the results of the investigation, we will get more complete information during this time the practice of buying and selling positions in the Nganjuk regency is what it looks like," agus said.

"If the information was almost all the village devices of the village also make payments, so it is possible for other positions also get the same treatment," he said.

Previously, the Directorate of Criminal Corruption Bareskrim Polri set seven suspects in the case of alleged bribes related to the filling of village and camat device positions in the Nganjuk Regency, East Java.

As recipients, namely Novi Rahman Hidayat (NRH) and M Izza Muhtadin (MIM) as aides of the Regent of Nganjuk. While the bribes, namely Dupriono (DR) as Pace Sub-District, Edie Srijato (ES) as Tanjunganom Sub-District and Sukomoro Sub-District Head, Haryanto (HR) as Berbek Subagio Subagio (BS) as Loceret Sub-District, and Tri Basuki Widodo (TBW) as former Sukomoro Sub-District.

Evidence that has been obtained related to the case, namely cash amounting to Rp647,900,000 from the personal safe of the Regent of Nganjuk, eight mobile phone units, and one bank's savings book in the name of Tri Basuki Widodo.

In the modus operandi, the camats gave some money to the Regent of Nganjuk through the Regent's aides related to the mutation and promotion of their positions and the filling of sub-district positions in the ranks of Nganjuk Regency. Furthermore, the aide of the Regent of Nganjuk handed the money to the Regent of Nganjuk.