Azis Syamsuddin Admits He Has No 'insiders' Other Than Stepanus Pattuju At The KPK

Azis Syamsuddin/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin said he had no insiders other than former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju.

This confession was conveyed when Azis Syamsuddin was questioned for the first time after being named a suspect in providing bribes for handling the corruption case that ensnared him.

"The suspect AZ (Azis Syamsuddin) explained before investigators that there is no other party at the KPK who can assist his interests other than the SRP (Stepanus Robin Pattuju)," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Monday, October 11.

During the examination, investigators confirmed the allegations that emerged from the Minutes of Investigation (BAP) of former Regional Secretary Tanjungbalai Yusmada.

The KPK Public Prosecutor read the file in a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court where Stepanus sat as a defendant for accepting bribes from a number of parties in the anti-corruption commission case, including Azis Syamsuddin.

Even though Azis had answered that no other party had helped him, the KPK did not immediately believe it. Ali emphasized that his party would continue to investigate the allegations that caused the public spotlight.

"KPK does not stop here. Related to this will be confirmed again to other witnesses," he said.

Meanwhile, after being questioned, Azis Syamsuddin also refused to explain what investigators were investigating. He chose to rush into the prisoner's car which would take him to the KPK Rutan.

Previously, this politician was named a suspect after he was suspected of giving bribes to Stepanus. This bribe was given by Azis together with the former chairman of the Golkar Party Youth Force (AMPG) Aliza Gunado.

This allegation began in August 2020 when Azis contacted Stepanus to deal with allegations of corruption in Central Lampung regarding the Special Allocation Fund. This case is said to have ensnared him and former chairman of the Golkar Party Youth Force (AMPG) Aliza Gunado.

Receiving the request, Stepanus contacted Maskur Husein to oversee and manage the case, which was then approved on the condition that Azis and Aliza had to prepare Rp2 billion each. It's just that Stepanus and Azis were arrested first so that the realization of the money distribution only reached Rp. 3.1 billion.