The KPK Brings Home Documents To Electronic Evidence From The Khofifah-Emil Dardak Office

KPK investigators when examining the office of Deputy Governor of East Java Emil Dardak (ANTARA/Dik Suhartono)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found documents and electronic evidence related to the alleged bribery in managing grant funds in East Java on Wednesday, December 21 yesterday. The findings were obtained after investigators searched the office of East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and other rooms.

"Found and secured include various documents for the preparation of the APBD budget and also electronic evidence that are suspected to be closely related to the case," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Thursday, December 22.

In addition to Khofifah's office, Ali said, the rooms that were also searched were the office of Deputy Governor of East Java Emil Dardak, the offices of the Regional Secretary, the offices of the Regional Secretariat, the offices of BPKAD, and the East Java Bappeda.

All the evidence found will be analyzed and confiscated. This process was carried out to investigate the alleged bribery that ensnared the Deputy Chairman of the East Java Provincial DPRD, Sahat Tua, P. Simandjuntak.

In this case, Deputy Chairman of the East Java DPRD Sahat Tua P. Simandjuntak has been named a suspect. In addition, there are three other suspects, namely Sahat expert staff, Rusdi; Abdul Hamid who is the Head of Jelgung Village, Robatal District, Sampang Regency who is also the Coordinator of the Community Group; and Ilham Wahyudi alias Eeng who is the Coordinator of the Pokmas Field.

The determination of Sahat and three other suspects was made after they were caught in a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Wednesday, December 14. This action is based on information from the public who know about the handover of money related to the management of the allocation of grant funds.

The KPK said Sahat allegedly offered assistance to facilitate the proposed grant funds, which totaled Rp7.8 trillion. This provision is intended for bodies, institutions, community organizations in the East Java Provincial Government.

Sahat received from 2021 and continued until 2022 and then agreed to help for 2023 and 2024. The money received by the Golkar Party politician is thought to have reached Rp5 billion.