Azis Syamsuddin Becomes A Witness Regarding Tanjungbalai Mayor's Bribery To KPK Investigators

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin (Photo: Azissyamsuddin Instagram)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin, was presented as a witness by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the trial of Nonactive Tanjungbalai Mayor, M Syahrial.

This Golkar Party politician will testify in the bribery case that involved an anti-corruption commission investigator from the police, Stepanus Robin Pattuju.

"The prosecutor's team will present witnesses in the trial of Defendant M. Syahrial at the Medan Corruption Court on Monday, July 26, including witness Azis Syamsuddin (Vice Chairman of the DPR RI)," Acting KPK Spokesperson for the Enforcement Midwife Ali Fikri told reporters, Monday, 26 July.

Apart from Azis, the prosecutor will also present Stepanus Robin as a witness. He is a suspected bribe taker in this case.

Ali said, based on information received by Azis Syamsuddin, he was present at the trial. "Willing to take part in the trial," he said.

Previously, the KPK prosecutor had read out the indictment against M Syahrial on Monday, July 12. The indictment states that the introduction between Syahrial and Stepanus took place in October 2020.

At that time, Syahrial, who is the Mayor of Tanjungbalai who is also a Golkar Party cadre, came to Azis Syamsuddin's official residence on Denpasar Raya street, Kuningan, South Jakarta.

During the meeting, Syahrial, who wanted to run in the 2021's Local Election, said that he encountered problems due to information from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) report regarding the work in Tanjungbalai. In addition, he also has information that the case of buying and selling positions in the Tanjungbalai City Government is being investigated by the KPK.

On that occasion, Azis offered Syahrial to get acquainted with Stepanus, who is a KPK investigator. During the introduction, Stepanus had time to show his employee card.

From that introduction, Syahrial asked Stepanus as the KPK investigator to help so that the case of buying and selling positions being investigated did not move up from investigation to investigation. This request was then granted and the two exchanged cell phone numbers.