The Progress Of The Corruption Case Of The Regent Of Probolinggo Puput Tantriana Sari, KPK: 17 Suspects Detained In 6 Different Detention Centers

KPK press conference related to the corruption of the Probolinggo Regent. (Photo: KPK YouTube Screenshot)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested 17 suspected bribers of the Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari. They are being held in six different detention centers.

This detention was carried out after dozens of bribe givers were announced as suspects on Tuesday, August 31. Those detained were Ali Wafa, Mawardi, Mashudi, Mohammad Bambang, Masruhen, Abdul Wadi, Kho'im, Akhamd Saifullah, Jaelani, Uhar, and Nurul Hadi. In addition, there are also Nurul Huda, Hasan, Sugito, Sahir, Samsuddin, and Maliha.

"For the purposes of the investigation process, the investigative team carried out forcible detention for the first 20 days starting from September 4 to September 23," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Karyoto in a press conference broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube, Saturday, September 4.

Karyoto explained that the dozens of suspects were detained at the KPK Detention Center at the Pomdam Jaya Guntur Branch, the East Jakarta Police Detention Center, the Salemba Detention Center, the West Jakarta Police Detention Center, the KPK Detention Center for the Red and White Building Branch, and the Polda Metro Jaya Detention Center.

As for this case, the KPK had previously detained five people, namely the Regent of Probolinggo Puput Tantriana Sari; member of the House of Representatives from the NasDem Party faction who is also Puput's husband, Hasan Aminuddin; Head of Krejengan Sub-district, Doddy Kurniawan; Head of Paiton Sub-district, Muhamad Ridwan; and an ASN who also bribed Sumarto.

The dozen of these suspects are civil servants in the Probolinggo Regency Government, East Java who want to serve as village heads to fill vacancies due to the postponement of the village head election schedule.

To get tickets to go as village head, they are required to pay Rp. 20 million. The money was handed over to Puput through her husband, Hasan Aminuddin.

"KPK regrets that the sale and purchase of positions at the village level is carried out en masse like this," said Karyoto.

"Officials who bribe to get positions certainly cannot carry out their duties with integrity and focus on working to serve the people but think about how to return the bribe capital," he added.

As a result of his actions, the 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 2001 concerning Amendment 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 recipient is 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.