Case Of Bribery Investigators, KPK Call 8 Witnesses Including Head Of The Secretariat Of The Honorary Court Of The House of Representatives

KPK (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined eight witnesses in a bribery case that ensnared its investigator, AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju. One of the witnesses called was the Head of the Secretariat of the Honorary Court of the House of Representatives, Chrysanthi Permatasari.

"Examined as a witness for the suspect SRP (Stepanus Robin Pattuju)", KPK Spokesman Ali Fikri told reporters on Monday, May 24.

In addition to Chrysanthi, KPK also examined BCA Bank's operational legal staff Randy Bagas Prasetyo; Riski Cinde Awaliyah, and Agus Susanto who are self-employed; two housewives Riefka Amalia and Putri Amalia; and a student named Nikodemus Roy Pattuju.

It is not yet known what the eight witnesses were examined. However, the witnesses called are usually suspected of knowing the case being investigated.

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

In addition, in this case, the name of the Vice-Chairman of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin also appeared. He is said to have introduced Stepanus and M Syahrial at his office. This Golkar Party politician allegedly knew Stepanus from his aides who were both from the Bhayangkara Corps.

Stepanus Robin Pattuju and Maskur Husain are alleged to have received a bribe from M. Syahrial amounting to IDR 1.3 billion from an IDR 1.5 billion deal. The bribe was given so that Stepanus helped stop the investigation of the alleged sale and purchase of positions in Tanjung Balai which is being investigated by the KPK.

In this case, KPK has also conducted searches in several places including the Azis office in the House of Representatives and private houses and office houses. From the search, investigators found documents and other items allegedly related to the alleged bribe.