KPK Investigators Had Waited For Azis Syamsuddin To Shower And Get Ready

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamduddin (Photo: Instagram)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin, was forcibly picked up by investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Friday, September 24. Originally, Azis Syamsuddin would be investigated for alleged corruption in Central Lampung.

Azis Syamsuddin was observed arriving at the KPK building at around 19:53 WIB. Wearing a yellow batik, Azis Syamsuddin, who is also a Golkar politician, refused to give information.

Azis Syamsuddin chose to enter the KPK building rather than answer questions from the media crew. Even Azis Syamsuddin avoided the media crew.

KPK chairman Firli Bahuri said this step was taken because his party did not receive news from Azis Syamsuddin. Thus, in the afternoon investigators conducted a search for Azis Syamsuddin.

"Alhamdulillah, it has been found (at his house)," said Firli to the media crew, Friday, September 24.

After finding the whereabouts of Azis Syamsuddin, said Firli Bahuri, investigators conducted a COVID-19 examination on the people's representatives. Considering the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The KPK, said Firli, did bring a team to conduct a COVID-19 examination. After the examination, the result was negative.

"The antigen swab test was negative (COVID-19)," said Firli.

So, investigators decided to take Azis Syamsuddin to the KPK building to undergo an examination. Because the people's representatives are in good health.

"We invite you to take a shower and prepare first, while waiting for legal counsel," said Firli.

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.