Brigadier General Asep Guntur Becomes Witness Of Johanis Tanak's Ethics Session At The KPK Council

Director of Investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Brigadier General Asep Guntur (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution who also serves as Director of Investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Brigadier General Asep Guntur is apparently scheduled to be a witness at the ethics trial of Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Johanis Tanak. This trial was held today, Friday, August 4.

Asep seemed to smile when he arrived at the KPK Supervisory Board Office. But, not much he said.

"Come here first," he told reporters when asked about his presence at the ACLC KPK Building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta.

Asep then gave a thumbs up when he was mentioned again about his presence as a witness. He immediately entered to attend the trial which was held behind closed doors.

Johanis Tanak was tried ethically because he was suspected of communicating with the Director General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Idris Froyoto Sihite. The conversation between the two was even spread on social media.

There are several screenshots uploaded by the account containing discussions about work and there are sentences 'behind the screen'. Not getting there, there was a conversation that turned out to be discussing Mining Business Permits (IUP).

Responding to this, Johanis Tanak said the conversation took place before he was sworn in as the head of the anti-corruption commission.

He admitted that he was already friends with Idris when he was still together at the Prosecutor's Office. Johanis also admitted that he did not know that his interlocutor had become the Acting Director General of Mineral and Coal because previously he served as Head of Legal Bureau at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"I contacted him because I was just before retirement, how many months left for me to retire. If I continue to retire, what should I do, so how can there be new activities," said Tanak when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, April 12 evening.