JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has caught red-handed Speaker of the Bangkalan Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) Fuad Amin, a politician from Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party, in a bribery transaction on Monday (Dec. 2) night, Tribunnews reported.
KPK Deputy Chief Adnan Pandu Praja confirmed the information. Adnan, however, has yet revealed about the case that implicated Fuad.
Another KPK Deputy Chief Zulkarnaen, meanwhile, added that KPK has seized hundreds of million rupiah from the transaction.
At the time of writing, Fuad is still under investigation by KPK’ investigators at KPK’s office.
Fuad is known as former Regent of Bangkalan, Madura, East Java. He is Chairman of Gerindra’s Bangkalan branch. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)