The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Council Said Johanis Tanak Submitted 6 Mitigating Witnesses At The Ethics Session, Brigadier General Asep Guntur, One Of Them

KPK Supervisory Board member Syamsuddin Haris (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Johanis Tanak proposed six mitigating witnesses at the ethics trial today, Friday, August 4. One of the things he proposed was the Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution who also served as Director of KPK Investigation Asep Guntur Rahayu. "If I'm not mistaken, there are six (proposed, red)," said KPK Supervisory Board member Syamsuddin Haris to reporters at the ACLC KPK Building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. Syamsuddin said all the mitigating witnesses would be questioned by the ethics trial today. Including Asep, who has been present since this morning. "“Hopefully it can be (solicited for information, red),” he said. Meanwhile, KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri has also been questioned. However, Syamsuddin said he was a witness presented by the Supervisory Board. The examination was completed even though Firli could not see his nose at the KPK Supervisory Board office. “ (Checked since, red) from 09.00 to 10.30,” said Syamsuddin. From Firli's examination, the ethics panel found out the alleged communication carried out by Johanis Tanak and the Director General of Mineral and Coal at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Idris Froyoto Sihite. However, Syamsuddin did not specify for sure. "“(Looked for tofu, red) WA (WhatsApp) communication between Mr. JT and Pak Sisite," he said. After this trial took place, Syamsuddin said there would be other stages before the decision was made. Among other things, examining Johanis as the party on trial. Johanis had to be tried ethically because the conversation with Idris was spread on social media. There are several screenshots uploaded to the account containing discussions about work and there are sentences 'behind the screen'. It didn't stop there, there was a conversation that turned out to be discussing a Mining Business License (IUP). Responding to this, Johanis Tanak said the conversation took place before he was appointed as a leader.

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.