Azis Syamsuddin Irit Talks About The Case Of KPK Investigators: I Joined The Process Only

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamduddin inspected Dewas KPK (Photo: Wardhani Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Azis Syamsuddin finished testifying in an ethics hearing. He was one of the witnesses in the hearing held by the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) related to alleged violations of the code of conduct that ensnared an investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju.

After undergoing a closed trial, Azis said he would follow the ongoing process. As for the call to politicians golkar party is because he allegedly introduced M Syahrial with Stepanus. But Azis refused to give more information about the case.

"I participated in the existing process," he told reporters before leaving the office of the KPK Supervisory Board, Jalan Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Tuesday, May 25.

Stepanus allegedly violated the code of conduct after becoming a suspected recipient of bribes from the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial. The money was given so that the investigation in Tanjungbalai City would not continue or be stopped.

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.