Inactive Immigration Attache at Kuala Lumpur Arrested
Jum'at, 21 April 2017 - 19:06 WIB
Inactive Immigration Attache at Kuala Lumpur Arrested
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JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially arrested Immigration Attache Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (inactive) Dwi Widodo, Friday (21/4).
Dwi seemed finish the examination as a suspect at around 16:58 pm. Down the stairs from the second floor of the examination room to the sterile room of the Red and White KPK Building, Dwi's black shirt was wrapped to KPK prisoner vest. Upon exiting, he was reluctant to comment on the case and his detention.
Dwi is a suspect for receiving the bribe of passport issuance process with the reach out method in 2016 and the process of issuing visa 2013-2016 in KBRI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
As the Immigration Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and civil servant investigator (PPNS), Dwi is suspected of accepting a bribe of Rp1 billion in the issuance of passport outsourcing and the process of issuing the visa.
The announcement of suspect was delivered by KPK on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Dwi is suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 Sub-Article b or Article 11 of Law (UU) Number 31 Year 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 Year 2001 regarding Corruption Eradication.
Yans Jailani, lawyer of Dwi Widodo said, with examination today his client has been examined three times as a suspect. In the examination, his client is confirmed about the problem or alleged acceptance of the overpayment of visa money. He confirmed, Dwi was detained in State Detention Center (Rutan) Class I Jakarta Timur Branch KPK located in Pomdam Jaya, Guntur.
"That's it, so the regular detention is 20 days (Dwi Widodo is arrested) in Guntur," Yans said in KPK building, Jakarta.
In examination his client admitted there was a receipt of bribes. Yans claimed could not deliver in detail because it entered the matter of the case.
"Because if there is one, we know that KPK has evidences, it will probably be delivered," he said.
Previously, KPK ensure there are several modes that Dwi Widodo did in accepting bribes. First, Dwi allegedly asked a number of companies to become agents or brokers or brokers to target Indonesian labor (migrant workers) who work in companies that have expired or passport and visa damaged and can not take care directly at the Embassy.
Second from the arrangement, Dwi asked the brokerage company to give some money to him. These charges exceed the official rate.
Thirdly, Dwi asks the agent of the company to be the power or guarantor of a foreign citizen to send some money to his / her personal account in return for the assistance it provides.
From the findings of the KPK, the embassy's policy regarding the mechanism of making or issuing passports for lost or damaged Indonesian citizens/workers in Malaysia has two mechanisms. First, the usual mechanism, in which the applicant's passport comes directly to the Embassy on the day and hours of work. Second, through reach out mechanism.
The way, immigration of the Embassy came to the applicant in locations located in locations outside the Embassy or the pockets of migrant workers and performed outside the day and hours of work. This gap is utilized Dwi. When in fact the company does not have the capacity so that workers have to pay a larger rate.
The case stems from a public service inspection conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kuala Lumpur related to passport services with reach out and calling visa methods.
Therefore, the handling of alleged bribery case for the handling of passport and visa issuance result of cooperation between KPK and MACC since mid-2016. Currently, both institutions, MACC and KPK are conducting investigation related subject of law in their respective authority.
Dwi seemed finish the examination as a suspect at around 16:58 pm. Down the stairs from the second floor of the examination room to the sterile room of the Red and White KPK Building, Dwi's black shirt was wrapped to KPK prisoner vest. Upon exiting, he was reluctant to comment on the case and his detention.
Dwi is a suspect for receiving the bribe of passport issuance process with the reach out method in 2016 and the process of issuing visa 2013-2016 in KBRI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
As the Immigration Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and civil servant investigator (PPNS), Dwi is suspected of accepting a bribe of Rp1 billion in the issuance of passport outsourcing and the process of issuing the visa.
The announcement of suspect was delivered by KPK on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Dwi is suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 Sub-Article b or Article 11 of Law (UU) Number 31 Year 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 Year 2001 regarding Corruption Eradication.
Yans Jailani, lawyer of Dwi Widodo said, with examination today his client has been examined three times as a suspect. In the examination, his client is confirmed about the problem or alleged acceptance of the overpayment of visa money. He confirmed, Dwi was detained in State Detention Center (Rutan) Class I Jakarta Timur Branch KPK located in Pomdam Jaya, Guntur.
"That's it, so the regular detention is 20 days (Dwi Widodo is arrested) in Guntur," Yans said in KPK building, Jakarta.
In examination his client admitted there was a receipt of bribes. Yans claimed could not deliver in detail because it entered the matter of the case.
"Because if there is one, we know that KPK has evidences, it will probably be delivered," he said.
Previously, KPK ensure there are several modes that Dwi Widodo did in accepting bribes. First, Dwi allegedly asked a number of companies to become agents or brokers or brokers to target Indonesian labor (migrant workers) who work in companies that have expired or passport and visa damaged and can not take care directly at the Embassy.
Second from the arrangement, Dwi asked the brokerage company to give some money to him. These charges exceed the official rate.
Thirdly, Dwi asks the agent of the company to be the power or guarantor of a foreign citizen to send some money to his / her personal account in return for the assistance it provides.
From the findings of the KPK, the embassy's policy regarding the mechanism of making or issuing passports for lost or damaged Indonesian citizens/workers in Malaysia has two mechanisms. First, the usual mechanism, in which the applicant's passport comes directly to the Embassy on the day and hours of work. Second, through reach out mechanism.
The way, immigration of the Embassy came to the applicant in locations located in locations outside the Embassy or the pockets of migrant workers and performed outside the day and hours of work. This gap is utilized Dwi. When in fact the company does not have the capacity so that workers have to pay a larger rate.
The case stems from a public service inspection conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kuala Lumpur related to passport services with reach out and calling visa methods.
Therefore, the handling of alleged bribery case for the handling of passport and visa issuance result of cooperation between KPK and MACC since mid-2016. Currently, both institutions, MACC and KPK are conducting investigation related subject of law in their respective authority.
(rnz)
