Kuansing Regent Immediately Tried Regarding Alleged Bribery Of Permit Extension

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The inactive Kuansing Regent Andi Putra will soon be on trial. The trial was conducted after the case file for the alleged bribery extension of the palm oil concession right (HGU) in Kuansing Regency was declared complete and handed over from investigators to the public prosecutor (JPU).

"Phase II has been carried out, namely the submission of the suspect and evidence on February 15 on behalf of the suspect AP, the Regent of Kuansing from the investigation team to the KPK JPU team," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, February 16.

With the submission of this file, he said, the prosecutor has a maximum of 14 working days to prepare the indictment.

Meanwhile, the KPK prosecutor will continue his detention for 20 days until 6 March. Ali said that Andi was detained at the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White Building, Jakarta.

"The trial is scheduled to be held at the Corruption Court at the Pekanbaru District Court," he said. Previously, the KPK named Andi Putra and General Manager of PT Adimulia Agrolestari, Sudarso, as suspects in the bribery case for plantation permits. This allegation began when PT Adimulia Agrolestari applied for an extension of the Cultivation Right (HGU) starting in 2019 and ending in 2024.

The proposal stated that each company must build a partnership garden of at least 20 percent of the HGU in the Kuansing area. However, the company actually made it in Kampar Regency, not in Kuansing Regency.

Even so, Sudarso still submitted a letter of application to Andi to approve it. Furthermore, the agreement was reached with the provision of money twice, namely in September of Rp. 500 million and October of Rp. 200 million.