Romahurmuziy Case; KPK Quizzes East Java DPRD Member

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continued its investigation on the alleged bribery case at the Ministry of Religious Affairs that implicating former chairman of United Development Party (PPP) Romahurmuziy or Romy.

The anti-graft body will quiz member of East Java Legislative Council (DPRD), Musyafa Noer. “He will be examined as a witness for the suspect RMY (Romahurmuziy),” said KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah in a written statement today, March 25.

Besides Musyaffa, the KPK also scheduled to examine two civil servants (PNS), namely Asep Saifudin and PNS of the ministry’s Yogyakarta regional office Abdul Rochim, as witnesses for the same suspect.

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The KPK has named three suspects in the case; Romahurmuziy as the bribe recipient and the head of the ministry's East Java office, Haris Hasanudin, and the head of the ministry's Gresik office, Muhammad Muafaq Wirahadi, as the bribers.

Romy was suspected of receiving Rp300 million to assist in dealing with the ministry’s position selection process. Haris was known to have handed Rp250 million while Muafaq handed Rp50 million to Romy.

The investigators had also searched three offices in the ministry, belonging to Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, secretary-general M. Nur Kholis, and administrative bureau head Ahmadi.

The team confiscated Rp180 million and US$30,000 from the minister’s office and planned to probe Lukman following the findings.

The KPK had also searched the office of PPP central executive board (DPP), Romahurmuziy’s residence in Jakarta, and the ministry’s East Java office, seizing several documents and electronic goods.

ANDITA RAHMA