Taken To The KPK, Azis Syamsuddin Immediately Intensive Examined

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin was forcibly picked up by investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Azis Syamsuddin arrived at the KPK building at around 19:53 WIB.

Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for Enforcement, Ali Fiki, said that his party immediately conducted an examination of Azis Syamsuddin.

"Brother Azis Syamsuddin has arrived at the KPK building and of course an investigation will be carried out immediately," Ali said in an interview with Kompas TV, which was authorized by Ali, quoted by VOI, Jakarta, Friday, September 24.

Ali said that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) made an effort to forcefully pick them up because until the afternoon Azis Syamsuddin did not attend the summons. For this reason, investigators picked up Azis Syamsuddin.

"As in the previous call, we sent it but until this afternoon it was not present at the KPK's red and white building," 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.

Even recently, Azis was reported to have been named a suspect by the KPK.