Sleman, Yogyakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Indonesia\u2019s Corruption Eradication\nCommission (KPK) says the alleged corruption case involving emergency\nfunds at the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) concerns\nconflict of interest and bribery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are two strands. The first uses Article 12(i), while the\nsecond involves bribery provisions,\u201d KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto said\nin Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The provision cited by Setyo is Article 12(i) of Law No.\u00a031 of 1999\non the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law\nNo.\u00a020 of 2001. It covers alleged conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n
He said the KPK had not charged anyone under Articles 2 and 3 of the\nanti-corruption law in this case, although those provisions were\ndiscussed during the case review to determine the legal status of people\ndetained in the sting operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cArticles 2 and 3? Those were among the matters discussed yesterday,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
However, Setyo said the KPK had not ruled out bringing charges under\nthose articles later.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt remains possible if further developments, new information or the\ninvolvement of other parties is found,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The KPK previously confirmed that it conducted a sting operation at\nthe BNPB on 13 October 2026.<\/p>\n
The operation resulted in the arrest of 14 people, including BNPB\nChief Secretary Rustian and several private-sector figures. Rustian,\nhowever, was not named as a suspect in the alleged procurement\ncorruption case, in which the budget is believed to have come from\nemergency funds allocated for disaster response.<\/p>\n
On 14 October 2026, the KPK named five people as suspects in the\ncase.<\/p>\n
They include Bima Setiawan, the younger brother of BNPB Chief\nSuharyanto, a lieutenant general in the Indonesian Army, and an expert\nadviser to the chief. The other four, according to information gathered,\nare Gabriel Purwaka Sigit, head of the BNPB Subdirectorate for Aid and\nEmergency Fund Management; Richard Erlangga, an expert adviser to the\nBNPB chief; and private-sector figures Syifa Nrika Ghifarin and Gery\nPrasetiawan.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-bnpb-emergency-funds-case-involves-conflict-of-interest-and-bribery-1791986155", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }