Violating The Code Of Ethics, Investigator Stepanus 'Case Broker' Disrespectfully Dismissed

KPK Council Ethics Session (Photo: KPK Public Relations/Wardhany Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has decided to dismiss its investigator from the police, Stepanus Robin Pattuju with disrespect.

He is a suspect in receiving bribes from the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial to stop the case from being investigated by the anti-corruption commission.

This decision was read out in the trial for the verdict on alleged violations which was held at the ACLC KPK Building, Jalan Rasuna Said, South Jakarta after being formulated on Thursday, 27 May.

"Punishing the examinee with severe sanctions in the form of being dishonorably dismissed as an employee of the KPK", said Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean, chairman of the KPK Supervisory Board, during the verdict hearing which was broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube channel, Monday, May 31.

He was found guilty of violating the code of ethics and code of conduct for KPK employees by dealing directly and indirectly with litigants. Not only that, he is considered to have abused his influence as an investigator for his personal interests and misused the identification of KPK employees.

In fact, this kind of thing is already prohibited in Supervisory Board Regulation No. 2 of 2020 concerning the Enforcement of the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct.

Furthermore, a member of the KPK Supervisory Board said there were a number of things that weighed on Stepanus so that he was dishonorably dismissed. In addition to being deemed to have abused his trust, he has also enjoyed money from receiving bribes worth IDR 1.6 billion.

"The thing that is burdensome is that the examinee has enjoyed the results of his actions in the form of money in the amount of approximately IDR 1.697.500.000. In addition, the examinee has abused the trust given by the head of the original agency as a civil servant employed by the KPK", said Albertina.

"There is no mitigating thing", he added.

The KPK Supervisory Board has conducted examinations and trials related to alleged violations of the code of ethics. In fact, Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabaean, et al have summoned the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin, to be examined as witnesses, both for questioning and for the trial of the code of ethics.

This Golkar Party politician was dragged into the vortex of the alleged bribery case of KPK investigators because he was suspected of introducing Stepanus to M Syahrial before the conspiracy took place. This introduction was made at his official residence and Azis is said to have known the KPK investigator from his assistant.

As previously reported, the KPK named its investigators, 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 at the Tanjungbalai City Government.

Stepanus Robin Pattuju and Maskur Husain are suspected of having received bribes from M. Syahrial in the amount of IDR 1.3 billion from an agreement of IDR 1.5 billion. The bribe was given so that the investigator can help stop the investigation into the alleged sale and purchase of positions in Tanjungbalai which is being investigated by the KPK.

In addition to bribes from Syahrial, Maskur Husain is also suspected of receiving IDR 200 million from other parties. Meanwhile, Stepanus from October 2020 to April 2021 was also suspected of receiving money from other parties through bank account transfers in the name of Riefka Amalia, amounting to IDR 438 million.