Defendant In The Bribery Case Of Bela Ade Yasin, Confirms That The Bogor Regent Was Not Involved In The Flow Of Money To The BPK

The trial of the alleged bribery of the West Java Representative BPK Auditor with the agenda of examining witnesses at the Bandung Tipikor District Court, West Java, Monday (15/8/2022). (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

BANDUNG - The defendant in the alleged bribery of the West Java Representative Audit Board (BPK) auditor, Ihsan Ayatullah, said that the inactive Bogor Regent Ade Yasin was not involved in the flow of money.

Ihsan, who is the Head of Sub-dept. Kasda at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) explained that the withdrawal of money to a number of government employees and entrepreneurs was not on the orders of Ade Yasin as regent.

"I did this without any request from AY and RY (former regent of Bogor, Rachmat Yasin)," he said during a trial at the Bandung Corruption Court, reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 15.

Ihsan said he was used by a BPK auditor named Hendra Nur Rahmatullah, who is now also a suspect, to communicate with Bogor Regency Government employees asking for a sum of money from BPK.

"I always tell the SKPD to meet the BPK directly. Brother Hendra often uses me to ask the SKPD for money," said Ihsan.

Meanwhile, the witness presented by the KPK prosecutor, Rieke Iskandar, Secretary of the Bogor Regency Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI), admitted to giving money to the defendant Ihsan Ayatullah because Ihsan admitted that he was asked for money by the BPK auditor.

"There were no findings at KONI. Ihsan asked for help, the language on his phone he needed money for the BPK, could you help not Rp. 150 million. So I gave Rp. 50 million," said Rieke.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutor presented 10 witnesses on the agenda for the examination of witnesses, after previously presenting 17 witnesses in the previous three trials.

The witnesses who were presented at the Corruption Court in Bandung, West Java, were Yukie Meistisia Ananda Putri, Deputy Director of Ciawi Hospital, Irman Gapur, Head of the Civil Service Subdivision of Ciawi Hospital, Yuyuk Sukmawati, Head of Finance at Cibinong Hospital.

Then, Saptoaji Eko Sambodo Head of Budget Subsection of Cibinong Hospital, Achmad Wildan Head of Budget Section at Bogor Regency BPKAD, Rieke Iskandar Secretary of KONI Bogor Regency, Mujiyono Head of Finance Subsection of Cibinong District.

Next, Unu Nuriman, Policy Analyst/Head of Sub-Coordinator of PDA-BPBJ-Setda of Bogor Regency, Desirwan Kuslan, Head of Sarpras Division, Bogor Regency Education Office, and Iji Hataji, Head of Finance at Cileungsi Hospital.

The KPK prosecutor originally planned to present 11 witnesses, but one witness failed to appear at the trial, namely Heri Heryana, Head of Finance at the Bogor District Health Office.

Previously, Ade Yasin and three Bogor Regency Government employees were indicted by the Corruption Eradication Commission Prosecutors for giving bribes of Rp.

KPK prosecutor Budiman Abdul Karib said the bribes were given to four employees of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) who have also become suspects in the case.

"So it is seen as an act of continuing to give or promise something, namely giving money in the total amount of Rp. 1,935,000,000 to civil servants or state officials," said Budiman.