North Penajam Paser Regent Abdul Gafur Mas'ud Will Be Tried At Samarinda Corruption Court

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has completed the preparation of the indictment of the inactive North Penajam Paser Regent Abdul Gafur Mas'ud. The indictment was then submitted to the Corruption Court at the Samarinda District Court (PN).

"The team of prosecutors has finished transferring the case files together with the indictment of the defendant Abdul Gafur Mas'ud et al to the Corruption Court at the Samarinda District Court," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, May 25.

The delegation, continued Ali, was carried out on Tuesday, May 24. In addition to the files belonging to Abdul Gafur, files belonging to the Acting Secretary of the North Penajam Paser Regency Mulyadi, Head of the North Penajam Paser Regency PUPR Service, Edi Hasmoro, Jusman for the Youth and Sports Education Office, and the General Treasurer of the Balikpapan Democratic Party DPC Nur Afifah Balqis have also been delegated.

After this, the five people are now in court custody. However, they were placed in a detention center in Jakarta.

Abdul Gafur and Nur Afifah Balqis were detained at the KPK Rutan in the Merah Putih building; Edi Hasmoro and Jusman were detained at the Central Jakarta Police Rutan; while Mulyadi is being held at the East Jakarta Police Rutan.

"The Prosecutor's Team will still wait for the appointment of the panel of judges and the determination of the day of the trial with the agenda of reading the indictment," said Ali.

In this case, they were charged with Article 12 letter b Jo Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law Jo Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code Jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code or Article 11 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Law Jo Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code Jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Previously reported, the KPK named Abdul Gafur as a suspect in receiving bribes related to the procurement of goods and services as well as permits in North Penajam Paser Regency.

Apart from Gafur, the KPK has also appointed the Acting Secretary of the North Penajam Paser Regency, Mulyadi; Head of Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning of North Penajam Paser Regency Edi Hasmoro; Head of the North Penajam Paser District Education, Youth, and Sports Office, Jusman; and the General Treasurer of the Balikpapan Democratic Party DPC, Nur Afifah Balqis as a bribe recipient.

Meanwhile, as a suspect for giving bribes, the KPK has named a private party named Achmad Zudi.

Their determination was initiated from a hand-catching operation (OTT) which was held on Wednesday, January 12 in two locations, namely Jakarta and North Kalimantan. From the results of the action, the KPK also confiscated Rp1 billion and Rp447 million in Balqis's account.