inp.polri.go.id - Nganjuk. Crime and Investigation Agency has questioned 18 people as witnesses before determining Nganjuk Regent, Novi Rahman Hidayat, for alleged bribery of the promotion of officials in the regency. "From the arrest that we investigate several witnesses in this regard, there are 18 witnesses whom we have examined," explained the Chief of Public Affair and Press, Indonesian National Police. Chief of Public Affair and Press, Indonesian National Police, said that the investigation of witnesses was also the basis for investigators to raise the case to the level of investigation. "After we get information from 18 witnesses, then we will stage the examination of the suspects. Instead of all titles, this case is raised to the level of investigation," he explained. The criminal and Investigation Agency previously named Nganjuk Regent Novi Rahman Hidayat as a suspect in buying and selling positions. The sting operation against the perpetrators was a joint investigation with the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission. Apart from Novi Rahman, Police investigators also caught six other suspects, namely Head of Pace Sub-District, Dupriono, Head of Tanjunganom Sub-District, and Acting (Plt) Head of Sukomoro Sub-district, Edie Srijato. Furthermore, Head of Berbek Sub district, Haryanto, Head of Loceret Sub-District, Bambang Subagio, former Head of Sukomoro Sub-District, Tri Basuki Widodo and Adjutant of Nganjuk Regent M Izza Muhtadin. In this case, the Nganjuk Regent was suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (2) and/or Article 11 and Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Acts. Corruption Crime. Meanwhile, the sub-district heads were suspected of violating Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes. While the Nganjuk Regent aide is suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (2) and / or Article 11 and Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Crime Corruption. All suspects were also charged with layered articles, namely article 55 paragraph 1-1 of the Criminal Code.