Tanjungbalai Regional Secretary Immediately Tried Regarding The Sale And Purchase Of Positions

Regional Secretary (Sekda) Tanjungbalai City deactivated Yusmada/Antara

JAKARTA - The inactive Tanjungbalai City Secretary (Sekda) Yusmada will soon be on trial. Yusmanda is a suspect in allegedly accepting bribes related to the sale and purchase of positions in the Tanjungbalai City Government.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said this was following the transfer of the suspect along with the complete evidence, aka P21 stage II. The file transfer was carried out on Thursday, October 21 yesterday.

"The prosecutor's team has received the delegation of the suspect and evidence (Phase II) on behalf of the suspect YM (Yusmada) from the investigation team because the case file has been declared complete," Ali told reporters, Friday, October 22.

Furthermore, the KPK prosecutor team will prepare an indictment letter. The KPK prosecutor has 14 working days to prepare the indictment. Yusmada's detention will be the responsibility of the KPK prosecutors team for the next 20 days until Tuesday, November 9.

"The trial will be scheduled at the Corruption Court at the Medan District Court," he said.

In the alleged sale and purchase of this position, the KPK has determined M Syahrial and Yusmada. Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Karyoto said his party had examined 47 witnesses in this case and confiscated money worth Rp. 100 million as evidence. The Primary Leader of the Regional Secretary of Tanjungbalai City.

"In the warrant, YM (Yusmanda) who was then Head of the Tanjungbalai City Public Housing and Settlement Area was included as one of the selection applicants," said Karyoto on Friday, August 27.

Furthermore, after YM, he said, followed several stages of selection, in July 2019 at the Office of the Public Housing and Settlement Areas of Tanjungbalai City. There YM met Sajali Lubis who is a friend and confidant of MSA.

During the meeting, YM allegedly told Sajali Lubis to give MSA Rp200 million and immediately followed up by Sajali Lubis by calling MSA and then immediately agreed and approved by MSA.

In September 2019, YM passed and was elected as the Regional Secretary of Tanjungbalai City based on the Tanjungbalai Mayor's Decree signed by MSA. Next, YM made the payment according to his promise to MSA through Sajali.