Anas Ditetapkan Tersangka, Wartawan KPK Tepuk Tangan. "Tinggal Liput Anas di Monas"

Anas Defined Suspect, Journalist KPK Applause. "Only News Coverage Anas at Monas"

Reporter : Rusdi Kamal
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani


Anas Ditetapkan Tersangka, Wartawan KPK Tepuk Tangan. "Tinggal Liput Anas di Monas"
Johan Budi (Foto: beritahukum.com)

ADA kisah menarik di balik pernyataan pers Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) terhadap penetapan Anas Urbaningrum sebagai tersangka dugaan korupsi Hambalang, Jumat malam (22/2).

Setelah ekspose perkara kasus Hambalang Jumat siang (22/2), yang dilakukan setelah pimpinan KPK melaksanakan shalat Jumat, KPK mengumumkan akan memberi konferensi pers malam itu, pukul 19:00 Wib. Namun kenapa yang tampak duduk di ruang auditorium KPK, hanya juru bicara, Johan Budi.

Ketika wartawan bertanya, Johan Budi menjawab singkat: "Saya ditunjuk pimpinan KPK, untuk menjelaskan kepada publik mengenai hasil gelar perkara."

Wartawan pun menertawakan 'kekhawatiran' pimpinan KPK mengumumkan hasil gelar perkara. "Kalau tidak mau, batal aja," seloroh Johan Budi.

Pernyataan pers KPK, diawali dari pencegahan ke luar negeri, bagi Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat, yang suratnya telah dikirimkan ke Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi Kementerian Hukum dan HAM, usai ekspose perkara tersebut.

Klimaksnya, Johan Budi mengumumkan hasil gelar perkara, KPK memutuskan untuk menetapkan Anas Urbaningrum dengan inisial AU, sebagai tersangka dengan jeratan pasal yang sama dengan draft Surat Perintah Penyidikan (Sprindik) yang sempat beredar luas melalui internet.

Mendengar keputusan KPK, para wartawan yang hadir di ruangan jumpa pers spontan bertepuk tangan. Bahkan ada yang bersorak sorai kegirangan mendengar pengumuman tersebut. Bahkan suara tepuk tangan ini terekam jelas di kamera televisi dan terdengar apabila jumpa pers tersebut diputar ulang.

Tepuk tangan dan kegembiraan saat KPK mengumumkan seorang tersangka korupsi belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya.

"Haha... Tinggal kita liput Anas kalau digantung di Monas," seloroh salah seorang wartawan sambil tertawa.

THERE is interesting story behind the press release of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) when assigning Anas Urbaningrum Hambalang corruption suspects on Friday night (22/2).

After the court case exposes Hambalang Friday afternoon (22/2), conducted after the leadership of the Commission implement the Friday prayer, the Commission announced it would give a press conference that night, at 19:00 PM. But why are seemed to sit in a auditorium of the Commission, only spokesman, Johan Budi.

When a reporter asked, Johan Budi said simply: "I was appointed head of the Commission, to explain to the public the results of his case."

Reporters were laughing 'worries' KPK leaders announced the results of his case. "If not, cancel it," joked Johan Budi.

Commission press release, starting from prevention to other countries, the Chairman of the Democratic Party, a letter has been sent to the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, after exposure to the case.

The climax, Johan Budi announced the results of his case, the Commission decided to assign Anas Urbaningrum with the initials AU, as a suspect by the entrapment of the same chapter with draft Order Letter Investigation (Sprindik) that had circulated widely through the internet.

Hearing Commission's decision, the journalists present at the press conference room applauded spontaneously. There's even cheered with joy to hear the announcement. Even the sound of applause is recorded clearly in the sound when the TV cameras and the press conference replayed.

"Ha..ha..ha... only news coverage Anas that hung on the National Monument,"  joked one of the journalists.