Judge Itong Is Alleged To Have Flowed The Case Management Bribe In Surabaya District Court To Another Party

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that inactive judge Itong Isnaeni Hidayat transferred money to other parties to manage cases at the Surabaya District Court, East Java.

This allegation was investigated by two witnesses who were examined to complete the file belonging to Itong who had been named a suspect in receiving bribes related to the handling of cases at the Surabaya District Court. The two witnesses were judges named Dede Suryaman and R. Mohammad Fadjarisman.

KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the two witnesses were present and had been questioned. During the examination, investigators studied the receipts made by Itong and where the bribe money went.

"The two witnesses responded to the summons of the Investigating Team and their knowledge was re-examined, among others related to the alleged flow of money receipts by suspect IIH and also further confirmed the alleged flow of money from suspect IIH to several related parties", said Ali in his written statement, Thursday, April 14.

However, Ali did not elaborate further on the amount of money and who the relevant parties were. This is because this material is still under investigation by the anti-corruption commission.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) determined that the inactive Surabaya District Court Judge Itong Isnaeni Hidayat and the substitute clerk, Hamdan, were the recipients of bribes. While the giver is a lawyer and representative of PT Soyu Giri Primedika, Hendro Kasiono.

This bribe was given by Hendro Kasiono so that the decision on the PT SGP case was according to his party's wishes, namely that the company was declared disbanded with a divisible asset value of IDR 50 billion.

The money given by Hendro to Hamdan was carried out in the parking lot of the Surabaya District Court Building amounting to IDR 140 million as a sign of completion. However, before the money was in the hands of Judge Itong, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out a hand arrest operation (OTT).