REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Early last week, two pics of prosecutors bringing a paper written #OTTRecehan were spreading in social media after the Head of Section III of Bengkulu Prosecutor Office Inteligence Parlin Purna was arrested in a sting operation by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
The hashtag #OTTRecehan was to mock finding on small cases.
Responding to it, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the operation was not fractional. The smaller money taken as evidence showed a progress in the corruption combat.
“Basically it is good. Don't forget that smaller sting operation is good. It means there is no big transaction, isn't there? It means there is a progress there,” said Kalla on Wednesday (June 21).
Kalla also said that sting operation by KPK was more interesting as it started to target regions. It meant the state officials in Jakarta started to adapt and ran the rules better. Jusuf Kalla argued that trend had shifted as the regional government felt to be far away from the central government. So, they felt free to do whatever without KPK monitoring.
Earlier, KPK also held sting operation to Bengkulu Governor Ridwan Mukti and his wife Lily Martiani Maddari on June 9. He became governor for the period of 2016-2021.
He was a former Musi Rawas Regent in South Sumatra. He ever been a member of the House of Representatives for two periods. Ridwan was an active cadre and functionary of the Central Board of Golkar Party. He was the Chairman of International Conference of Asian-European Young Parliament in Portugal, Bali and Italy.
Ridwan actively involved in some organization and association, among others Indonesian Trade Affairs, GAKPI, AMPG, AMPI and others. Recently he was the Chairman of South Sumatran Indonesian Moslem Scholars (ICMI).
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During Ramadan, KPK held four sting operations in Surabaya to Bengkulu. On Monday (June 5), KPK arrested six people in Surabaya, East Java.
They worked in East Java Regional House of Representatives and regional working unit (SKPD). They were Chairman of Commission B of Gerindra Fraction Mochamad Basuki, Head of East Java Agricultural Department Bambang Heryanto and Head of East Java Animal Husbandry Department Rohayati.
They were named as suspects of alleged corruption on local regulation monitoring in East Java in 2017. The six suspects were brought to KPK Office with the evidence of Rp 150 millions found from RA in the chairman room of Commission B.
On Friday (June 9), KPK held sting operation in Bengkulu prosecutor's office. Head of Section III of Bengkulu prosecutor Office Inteligent Parlin Purba was arrested related to the case of projects in Sumatra 7 Bengkulu River Basin.
KPK also arrested the committed office Amin Anwari and Director of PT Mukomuko Putra Selatan Manjudo Murni Suhardi.In Mojokerto, six people were arrested in a sting operation, including the Head of Public Work and Spatial Arrangement (PUPR) of Mojokerto City Government and three Mojokerto Regional House of Representatives leaders.
The bribes were given so Mojokerto Regional House of Representatives assigned the Rp 13 billion budget transferring from Surabaya State Electronic Polytechnic (PENS) grant to the budget of environtmental arrangement program in PUPR department in 2017.
Investigators found Rp 470 million during the operation.Head of PUPR was charged with article 5 verse 1 letter a or article 5 verse 1 letter b or article 13 of Law No. 31 in 1999 on Corruption Combat as ammandment of Law No. 20 in 2001 juncto article 55 verse 1 to 1 of Criminal Code.
The three Mojokerto DPRD leaders were charged by article 12 letter a or article 11 of Law No. 31 in 1999 on Corruption Combat as ammandment of Law No. 20 in 2001 juncto article 55 verse 1 to 1 of Criminal Code.On Tuesday (June 20), KPK arrested Governor of Bengkulu Ridwan Mukti and his wife Lily Martiani Maddari.
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