Rotten Tactics Of Probolinggo Regent And Husband, Set a Price of IDR 20 Million and Take Advantage of the Prerogative to Choose Officials

Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari and her husband who is also a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Hasan Aminuddin (Photo: KPK RI Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Karyoto, said the vacancy of the village head position due to the delay in the implementation of the village head election was used by the Regent of Probolinggo, Puput Tantriana Sari, and her husband who is also a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Hasan Aminuddin.

Moreover, the regent has the prerogative to choose the village head and this is what Puput takes advantage of.

"This is the prerogative of the regent and then while filling the vacancy. So they are appointed and used because there is the regent's authority", Karyoto said in a press conference broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube, Tuesday, August 31.

Karyoto said Puput should look for the best person to become the village head instead of selling seats for IDR 20 million for the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in the Probolinggo Regency Government.

"There should be a proposal to look for the best, but this is looking for an agreement so that there is a vote on the party who will be appointed as head", said Karyoto.

Furthermore, he said something similar might actually happen in other areas that hold the Pilkades simultaneously.

"(Village head election, ed) simultaneously can be a stimulus for the occurrence of opportunities like this", said Karyoto.

Thus, the KPK will continue to monitor in a certain way and will follow up if there are direct reports from the public.

"We will not remain silent. According to the limits of our ability, we will monitor in a certain way. Of course we will look for it, if there is a possibility that a motive like this may follow", he said.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named 22 suspects consisting of four bribe recipients and 18 givers.

The four recipients were Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari, House of Representative member Hasan Aminuddin, Krejengan sub-district head Doddy Kurniawan, and Paiton sub-district head Muhamad Ridwan.

While the 18 donors namely Sumanto, Ali Wafa, Mawardi, Mashudi, Maliha, Mohammad Bambang, Masruhen, Abdul Wafi, Kho'im, Akhmad Saifullah, Jaelani, Uhar, Nurul Hadi, Nuruh Huda, Hasan, Sahir, Sugito, and Syamsuddin as suspects giver. They are all state civil apparatus (ASN) in Probolinggo.

Currently, only five people have been detained, namely Puput, Hasan, Doddy, Ridwan, and Sumarto. They were detained in different places.

Puput is being held at the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White Building branch. Hasan is being held at the KPK Detention Center, Lot C1 branch.

Meanwhile, Doddy is being held at the Central Jakarta Police Detention Center  Then, Ridwan was detained at the South Jakarta Police Rutan and Sugito was detained at the KPK Detention Center Pomdam Guntur branch. The detention was carried out for the next 20 days starting from August 31 to September 19.

In this case, the bribe giver is suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 1999. 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, the recipients are suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999. concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code.