Jakarta –
KPK arrested The regent of Bangkalan Abdul Latif Amin Imron in Bangkalan Regency, East Java. Latif was in attendance at the Hakordia 2022 opening ceremony at the Grahadi State Building, Surabaya, earlier this month.
Abdul Latif is a suspect in the alleged bribery case over a job auction. Latif attended Hakordia 2022 on Thursday (1/12/2022). KPK President Firli Bahuri was also present at the event.
Reported detikJatim, Latif was seen wearing a batik shirt with a black cap sitting in the third row of seats from the front with other East Java regents. In the front row is KPK president Firli Bahuri.
At that event, Firli gave a speech at the opening of the Hakordia event. Firli has broadcast four efforts to prevent corruption, one of which is to instill values of integrity in state administrators, institutions and leaders.
Latif also took photos with the other participants. After the Hakordia event with the theme “Indonesia Recovers Unite Against Corruption”, Latif immediately left the venue and refused to be interviewed.
KPK arrests the regent of Bangkalan
Abdul Latif is now arrested by the KPK. Information about the arrest was provided by a source detik com. It was alleged that the KPK had arrested the regent of Bangkalan.
KPK reporting unit chief Ali Fikri said the arrests were made after an investigation at the East Java Regional Police. Investigations have been conducted on suspects of alleged corruption in the Bangkalan regency.
“Today (7/12) at the East Java Regional Police, the investigation team of KPK conducted an examination of the suspected corruption suspects in Bangkalan Regency,” Ali Fikri told reporters on Wednesday (7/12).
Ali said the suspects were immediately taken to the KPK Jakarta office for further investigation. Ali said the Corruption Eradication Commission will report the progress of this case soon.
“In order to solve the above case, the KPK team arrested the suspects and immediately took them to the KPK office in Jakarta for further investigation,” Ali said.
“Developments will be communicated,” he added.
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