The Regent Of Central Mamberamo Officially Uses Orange Rompi And Detained By The KPK After Buron 7 Months

The press conference for the detention of the Regent of Central Mamberamo Ricky Ham Pagawak (Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - Central Mamberamo Regent Ricky Ham Pagawak has finally officially worn the orange vest of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prisoner. He was detained after being on the run since July 2022 and arrested on Sunday, February 19. From VOI's observation, Ricky seemed to come down from the examination room at around 18.50 WIB. He was seen wearing an orange vest and his hands were handcuffed. When he was about to enter the press conference room, Ricky gave a thumbs up to several people who had been waiting for him since arriving at the KPK's Red and White Building. There was no statement whatsoever because he was led by the prison guard. KPK chairman Firli Bahuri said Ricky, who is a suspect in the alleged bribery, gratification and money laundering, would be detained for the first 20 days. The detention was carried out so that investigators could immediately thoroughly investigate this case. "The RHP suspect was detained at the KPK's Red and White House Detention Center," Firli said at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, February 20. Ricky was finally found by a joint team from the National Police, TNI, and the KPK while in Abepura, Jayapura. The regent was arrested after fleeing to Papua New Guinea. Ricky's arrest came after a liaison that had helped him catch first on Friday, February 17. Before Ricky, the KPK had named three suspects in the alleged bribery and project gratification case in Central Mamberamo. They are the Director of PT Solata Sukses Building, Marten Toding; President Director of PT Bina Karya Raya, Simon Mampang; and Director of PT Bumi Abadi Perkasa Jusiendra Pribadi Pampang. Currently, the status of the three of them has been found guilty. They were sentenced to two to 2.5 years in prison for being proven to have given Ricky money for the project. As for the money that Ricky allegedly received, the amount was around Rp. 300 million to billions of rupiah. Meanwhile, in the money laundering case, there were assets confiscated, including eight plots of land and buildings and five cars.