Brother Of North Penajam Paser Regent Calls His Sister A Victim Of Democratic Politics

The older brother of the inactive North Penajam Paser Regent Abdul Gafur Mas'ud, Yuliana Mas'ud (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - The older brother of the inactive North Penajam Paser Regent Abdul Gafur Mas'ud, Yuliana Mas'ud, said that his sister was a political victim of the Democratic Party.

He said his sister was detained at the KPK Rutan because it was related to the 5th Regional Deliberation (Musda) of the East Kalimantan Democratic Party.

"Surely he is a victim of a political party in our opinion. In terms of governance, there is no problem," Yuliana told reporters while visiting her sister at the KPK Rutan, Jakarta, Thursday, March 31.

"(Political victims, red) his party, the Democrats," he added.

Yuliana said her sister was caught in a red-handed operation (OTT) because of the party's regional deliberation activities, not because of her job as Regent of North Penajam Paser. However, he did not want to talk further about this.

"As far as I know and the news that I have received is that this problem is because of the Musda in Samarinda. The Musda of the party is like that," he said.

"It means that he is in this building because of the problem with the Democrat Musda yesterday, while from the government there is no problem with him (Gafur, ed)," said Yuliana.

Furthermore, he hopes that Gafur will provide complete information regarding the case he is currently facing. In addition, Yuliana also wants the KPK to provide justice for her sister who is a suspect in the alleged bribery in the procurement of goods and services and permits in North Penajam Paser Regency.

"We sincerely request that the KPK leadership provide the fairest possible justice for our brother, because the extended family is also very supportive and supports Pak Gafur in providing as clear a statement as possible regarding the case he is undergoing," he said.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission appointed Abdul Gafur with the Plt Secretary of 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.