Former West Java Regional House of Representatives Member Will Soon Be Tried Regarding Project Bribery In Indramayu Regency

KPK / VOI

JAKARTA - The case files for the alleged bribery of former West Java Regional House of Representatives members Ade Barkah Surahman and Siti Aisyah Tuti Handayani have been declared complete by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The two suspects will then go on trial.

"The filing of the suspect ABS et al has been declared complete and today the investigative team is carrying out Phase II of handing over the suspect and evidence to the prosecution team", KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Thursday, August 12.

Furthermore, the detention of Ade Barkah and Siti Aisyah was extended for the next 20 days until August 31. Both will inhabit the KPK Rutan Branch of the Merah Putih building.

"With a time limit of 14 working days, the Public Prosecutor's Team immediately compiled an indictment and transferred the case file to the Corruption Court", said Ali.

The trial of the two, he continued, will be held at the Corruption Court at the Bandung District Court.

As previously reported, the case that ensnared the two former members of the regional council is one of many cases that began with the KPK's arrests.

The silent operation was carried out on October 15, 2019, in Indramayu, and as a result, four people were declared suspects, namely the Indramayu Regent 2014-2019 Supendi, Head of the Indramayu Regional House of Representatives Service, Head of Roads at the Indramayu Ministry of Public Works and Housing Office, Wempy Triyono, and Carsa ES from the private sector.

Currently, the four people have been sentenced by the Corruption Court of Justice and have permanent legal force.

The case was then further developed and in August 2020 and the KPK named another suspect, West Java Regional House of Representatives Member, Abdul Rozaq Muslim, who is currently still in the trial process at the Bandung Corruption Court.

During the construction, Carsa allegedly handed over the money to Ade Barkah directly with a total of IDR 750 million. Carsa is also suspected of giving money in cash directly to Abdul Rozaq or through intermediaries with a total of around IDR 9.2 billion.

From the money received by Abdul Rozaq, it was suspected that it was given to other West Java Regional House of Representatives members, including Siti Aisyah, with a total of IDR 1.050 billion.