KPK Seizes Evidence Related To Bribes Received By Its Investigators

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) seized various evidence while examining a number of witnesses related to the bribery case that ensnared its investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju. The inquest was carried out on Monday, May 24.

The witnesses examined were bca bank's operational legal staff, Randy Bagas Prasetya; two housewives namely Riefka Amalia and Princess Amalia. In addition, KPK also examined two self-employed, namely Riski Cinde Awaliyah and Agus Susanto and a student named Nikodemus Roy Pattuju.

"The confiscation of various evidences including various documents related to the case," KPK Spokesman Ali Fikri told reporters on Tuesday, May 24.

Still under the same examination, the six witnesses were also asked about the flow of money received by Stepanus from the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial.

Actually, in this examination KPK also called the Head of The Secretariat of the House of Representatives chrysanthi Permatasari and Private Employee Eden Far, Angga Yudhistira. It's just that they're not present.

"Both witnesses will be rescheduled," Ali said.

Previously reported, 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 handling the sale and purchase of positions in tanjungbalai municipality.

In addition, in this case the name of the Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia 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 Rp 1.3 billion from a rp 1.5 billion deal. The bribe was given so that Stepanus helped stop the investigation of the alleged sale and purchase of positions in Tanjungbalai which is being investigated by the KPK.

In addition to bribes from Syahrial, Maskur Husain also allegedly received rp 200 million from other parties. While Stepanus from October 2020 to April 2021 is also suspected of receiving money from other parties through bank account transfers in the name of Riefka Amalia, amounting to Rp438 million.