KPK Finds Money And Other Goods After Searching A Number Of Locations, Including The Probolinggo Regent's Private House

The Regent of Probolinggo is inactive Puput Tantriana Sari and her husband who is also a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Hasan Aminuddin at a press conference for the detention/PR of the Indonesian KPK

JAKARTA - Investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have completed a search in Probolinggo Regency, East Java on Thursday, September 2.

The activities carried out in several locations aimed to find evidence related to the alleged sale and purchase of positions carried out by the inactive Probolinggo Regent, Puput Tantriana.

"The investigative team has finished conducting searches at several places in the Probolinggo area, East Java", KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs, Ali Fikri told reporters, Friday, September 3.

Several locations that were searched were private homes and the official residence of the Probolinggo Regent, the Probolinggo Regent's Office, and the Paiton District Head Office.

"From this activity, the investigative team managed to secure several documents, electronic evidence, and some money", said Ali.

Furthermore, these findings will be analyzed and confiscated as evidence in the alleged bribery case.

Previously reported, 22 people had been named as suspects consisting of 4 bribe recipients and 18 bribe givers.

Bribes were given so that they could serve as village heads in the Probolinggo Regency Government. Each person is required to pay IDR 20 million and the village land tribute of IDR 5 million per hectare.

The four recipients were Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari, House of Representatives 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. Puput is being held at the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White Building branch. Hasan is being held at the KPK Detention, Lot C1 branch.

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