Indramayu Project Bribery, Dedi Mulyadi Denies The Defendant's Statement Regarding The Rp300 Million 'tribute' And Monthly Money

DPR member Dedi Mulyadi is present as a witness at the Bandung District Court, West Java (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Member of the House of Representatives Dedi Mulyadi also attended the trial of the Indramayu bribery case as a witness for the defendants Ade Barkah and Siti Aisyah.

KPK Prosecutor Feby Dwi confirmed the alleged flow of money from Ade and Siti for the benefit of him running as a candidate for deputy governor of West Java in 2018.

"Have you ever received money from the defendant Siti Aisyah in the amount of Rp. 100 million," said Dwi at the Bandung District Court, West Java, Monday, October 4, quoted from Antara.

"Never," replied Dedi Mulyadi.

The prosecutor asked this in relation to the indictment of Aisyah who admitted to receiving Rp100 million from the previous defendant, Abdul Rozaq, for the benefit of the party in the West Java Pilkada agenda.

The prosecutor also asked Mulyadi about the alleged flow of other money. Starting from the alleged contribution of party faction members, and regarding the gathering of party faction members to carry out a procurement related to the West Java Pilkada.

Of all the questions the prosecutor asked, he gave the same answer. Dedi also denied all allegations of money flow.

The trial was held in a hybrid manner, with Mulyadi who was present in person in the courtroom, while Aisyah and Ade attended the virtual trial.

After answering the prosecutor's questions and questions from the defendants' attorneys, the panel of judges gave Siti and Barkah the opportunity to convey their responses to Mulyadi's statement.

"Based on the testimony of the witness, the witness never received money is a statement that is not true," said Aisyah.

He explained that he had been asked to go to Purwakarta to make a contribution of Rp. 300 million. At that time, Aisyah admitted to meeting Mulyadi directly in her office when she was the regent of Purwakarta.

In addition, Aisyah also mentioned that she was once asked to give money five times a month with a nominal value of Rp. 10 million to Rp. 15 million.

After Aisyah gave her response, the judge then gave Mulyadi the opportunity to give her response to Aisyah's statement. "I maintain that I never asked for anything when I was in the gubernatorial election," said Mulyadi.

"We have recorded the statements of the witnesses and the defendants, and we will evaluate them later," said the chairman of the panel of judges, Surachmat.

The judge also gave Barkah the opportunity as another defendant to give his response regarding Mulyadi's statement. But Barkah did not give any response. "There is no noble (response)," he said.

During the trial, the judge also read out Mulyadi's BAP statement which stated that Aisyah supported Ridwan Kamil.

"Your statement in the BAP is that I never asked for money for the nomination of a candidate for governor. As far as I know, Siti Aisyah supports Ridwan Kamil," said the judge reading out Mulyadi's BAP. "That's right," said Mulyadi.