JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has just named Karawang Regent Ade Swara and his wife Nurlatifah as money laundering suspects in a case related to the issuance of permit on the construction development of the shopping mall in Karawang, West Java.
In a press briefing on Tuesday (Oct. 7), KPK’s Spokeperson Johan Budi SP said that KPK has charged both Ade and his wife with Article 3 of the Anti-Money Laundering Law No. 8/2010 juncto Article 55 Paragraph 1 point 1 of the Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP).
KPK has previously named Ade and his wife as graft suspects in the same case after being caught red-handed with US$424,329 bribe cash money. Both have been charged with Article 12 letter e or Article 23 of the Anti-Corruption Law juncto Article 421 juncto Article 55 of the KUHP.
Ade Swara is also known as a campaign team manager of the losing presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa during the 2014 presidential race.
In a related progress, KPK has arrested Central Tapanuli Regent Raja Bonaran Situmeang after questioning him on Monday. KPK had earlier named Bonaran as suspect in a case related to the handling of Central Tapanuli post-election dispute implicating Akil Mochtar, former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court and former Golkar Party lawmaker.
KPK has charged Bonaran with Article 6 Paragraph 1 of the Anti-Corruption Law for bribing judges. According to KPK, Bonaran allegedly offered Rp1.8 billion in bribes to Akil Mochtar.
Bonaran won the 2011 Central Tapanuli local election with support from Golkar Party, PDI-P, and Hanura. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)