JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri said his party needed time to investigate the alleged involvement of Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI Azis Syamsuddin in the bribery case that ensnared Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial and former anti-corruption commission investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju.
This is important because in establishing a person as a suspect, sufficient evidence is needed. "We continue to work and give our time to complete the investigation," Firli told reporters, Tuesday, July 13.
He said that currently KPK investigators are still working to collect evidence to strengthen the involvement of other parties in the bribery case. This is necessary because the anti-corruption commission upholds the basic duties of the KPK, starting from the public interest, legal certainty to upholding human rights.
Thus, all evidence and information must be complete before establishing a person as a suspect. "KPK will explore all the information to reveal the case and who did it," said the former deputy for prosecution of the Corruption Eradication Commission.
Firli ensured that anyone involved in this bribery case would be dealt with. However, he asked the public to be patient while waiting for investigators to finish their work.
"Anyone who is involved with sufficient evidence will not be indiscriminate because that is the working principle of the KPK," he said.
Furthermore, he ensured that after the evidence needed to ensnare a suspect was met, his party would announce it to the public.
"In time, the KPK will definitely convey it to the public," said Firli.
As previously reported, Azis Syamsuddin's involvement in the bribery case that ensnared Stepanus as a 'case broker' has become clearer.
In the indictment at the Medan Corruption Court, the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) revealed that the initial introduction of the inactive Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial and Stepanus Robin Pattuju involved the Deputy Speaker of the DPR Azis Syamsuddin.
In October 2020, the KPK prosecutor said that Azis introduced Syahrial to Stepanus at his official residence. At that time, Syahrial, who is a cadre of the Golkar Party, came to Azis, who is also a party official, to discuss the 2021 Regional Head Election (Pilkada).
"At that meeting the defendant and Muhammad Azis Syamsuddin discussed the direct election of regional heads (Pilkada) which the defendant would participate in in Tanjungbalai City and Muhammad Azis Syamsuddin conveyed to the defendant that he would introduce someone who could help monitor the defendant's participation in the election," this is quoted from the indictment of the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) which was read out at the Medan Corruption Court, Monday, July 12.
Syahrial then agreed to be introduced to Stepanus. Next, Azis asked the investigator to come and introduce him to the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial.
At the meeting, the prosecutor revealed that Robin called himself a KPK investigator and showed his identification and mentioned his employee identification number (NIP).
Furthermore, Syahrial explained the purpose of the introduction that he would take part in the 2021 Pilkada but, he received information that there was a report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) about work and information on the case of buying and selling positions in Tanjungbalai being handled by the KPK.
Receiving the request, Stepanus then agreed and the two exchanged cell phone numbers. Furthermore, the KPK investigator contacted his colleague who is a lawyer, Maskur Husain.
The two discussed requests for assistance in handling cases in Tanjungbalai and Maskur agreed to help as long as the funds prepared reached Rp. 1.5 billion. This request was submitted to Syahrial which was then fulfilled.
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