Still Complete With Evidence, KPK Extends Detention Of Inactive Regent Of Bintan Apri Sujadi

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has extended the detention period of two suspects suspected of corruption in the regulation of excisable goods in the Bintan Free Trade Area and Port.

The suspects are the inactive Bintan Regent Apri Sujadi and the Acting Head of the Bintan Free Trade Area and Free Port Concession Agency for the Bintan Regency area, Mohd. Saleh H Umar. The detentions were extended for the next 30 days.

"The investigative team has again extended the detention period for suspects AS and MSU for 30 days each based on the determination of the Head of the Corruption Court at the Tanjungpinang District Court starting from October 11 to November 9," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Monday, October 11. .

From this extension, investigators will continue to investigate allegations of corruption committed by the two. The two suspects are currently being held in different detention centers. Apri was detained at the KPK Rutan, Merah Putih Branch, while Mohd. Saleh is being held at the KPK Rutan Lot C1.

"The team is currently still completing evidence from witness statements and other evidence," said Ali.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the alleged corruption by studying the special intervention carried out by Apri. This was done by examining a number of witnesses some time ago.

In this case, Apri was named a suspect by the KPK together with the Acting Head of the Bintan KPBPB Concession Agency Moh Saleh H Umar. Both were detained in different KPK detention centers for the next 20 days until August 31.

Apri was detained at the Red and White Building branch of the KPK Rutan while his subordinate Moh Saleh was detained at the KPK Rutan Kavling C1 ACLC Building. In this case, Apri allegedly received Rp 6.3 billion in money in 2017-2018 while Moh Saleh Umar received Rp 800 million. As a result, the actions of the suspects are alleged to have harmed state finances of up to Rp250 billion.