Until The Afternoon Did Not Attend The Examination, KPK: Azis Admits To Interacting With COVID-19 Positive People

Azis Syamsuddin (Photo: DPR RI official website)

JAKARTA - Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri said his party had been waiting for the Deputy Chairman of the DPR RI Azis Syamsuddin to fulfill the investigator's summons until this afternoon. However, the Golkar Party politician was not present and sent a letter asking for the postponement of the examination schedule.

Azis was supposed to be summoned and will be questioned regarding the alleged bribery in handling corruption cases in Central Lampung.

"The KPK should have properly summoned and questioned AZ's brother for questioning, but we are waiting until this afternoon that the person concerned is not present," Ali told reporters, Friday, September 24.

In the letter received by the KPK, he continued, Azis admitted that he was currently in self-isolation as recommended by the government. He admitted that he had interacted with people who were declared exposed to COVID-19.

"KPK has received a letter requesting the postponement of the examination schedule, because the person concerned is undergoing isoman after admitting to interacting with someone who tested positive for COVID-19," said Ali.

Even so, the anti-corruption commission did not necessarily believe Azis' reasoning and asked him to cooperate with the legal process for handling the alleged bribery.

"We hope that brother AZ's condition is good so that it is possible to fulfill the KPK's summons. We remind those concerned to be cooperative so that the legal process for handling this case does not drag on," said Ali.

As previously reported, the KPK is currently investigating allegations of bribery in handling cases in Central Lampung. In this case, Azis' name sticks out because he is mentioned in the indictment of a former KPK investigator who brokered the case of Stepanus Robin Pattuju.

In the indictment, Azis and Aliza are said to have given Rp3,099 billion and US$36 thousand. The gift is intended to deal with the bribery case in Central Lampung which is being handled by the KPK.

In addition to this case, the name of this Golkar Party politician is also implicated for his role in introducing Stepanus to the former Kutai Regent Kertanegara Rita Widyasari and the inactive Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial. From that introduction, both of them asked for help from the former police investigator to take care of the case that ensnared them and is being investigated by the KPK.