REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was planning to take over the handling of the case of alleged misuse of funds for social assistance (Bansos) of North Sumatra Provincial Government 2012-2013. The reason, the case related to alleged bribery case against Medan Administrative Court (PTUN)’s judge who was now handled by KPK.

"We are holding coordination with the prosecution, whether the case could be handled by (KPK)," said KPK’s Chairman Caretaker Johan Budi in an official statement at the KPK building, on Wednesday, July 29.

According to him, the case of alleged bribery against three Medan Administrative Court’s judges was indeed started from social assistance cases of North Sumatra provincial government which were being investigated by North Sumatra High Prosecutor. Thus, the possibility of this case will be taken over by KPK to facilitate the handling of this case.

"Because of this case if it started from Kejati (N.Sumatra) who issued the warrant investigation of Bansos case, so it will be coordinated further," he said.

In the case of alleged bribery of Administrative Cour’st judge, Gery which was nothing but a subordinate of OC Kaligis allegedly gave bribes related to a lawsuit petition filed by North Sumatra provincial government through the Financial Bureau Chief Ahmad Fuad Lubis. The lawsuit was to test the authority of the North Sumatra High Prosecution which was issuing the Investigation Command (Sprindik) in cases of suspected corruption of Bansos and BDB in North Sumatra.

The bribes were given to three judges of Medan Administrative Court and one court clerk who handled the case. They were the panel of judges Tripeni irianto Putro, member judges Dermawan Ginting and Amir Fauzi and the court clerk Syamsir Yusfan. The four were also named as suspect of bribes recipients.

In its development, KPK was also set OC Kaligis as a suspect. The anti-corruption agency also established North Sumatra Governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho and his wife, Evy Susanti as suspects. Both alleged as bribe giver.

The husband and wife were suspected of violating Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a and Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or b and or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended into Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph 1 and Article 55 paragraph 1 Number 1 of the Criminal Code. Both alleged as bribe giver to the administrative court’s judge.

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