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    "data": {
        "id": 1616528,
        "msgid": "kpk-claims-ijon-project-practice-in-rejang-lebong-risks-degrading-infrastructure-quality-1773640377",
        "date": "2026-03-16 12:25:08",
        "title": "KPK Claims \"Ijon\" Project Practice in Rejang Lebong Risks Degrading Infrastructure Quality",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned that the \"ijon\" (advance fee) practice in Rejang Lebong Regency threatens to reduce infrastructure quality, as project owners must cut production costs to accommodate the 10-15 percent fee demands. Despite prior KPK oversight efforts, procurement remains a vulnerable sector, with the regency's integrity index declining from 2024 to 2025 and strategic procurement scores remaining concerning.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that\nthe practice of \u201cijon\u201d (advance fee extraction) on projects in Rejang\nLebong Regency Government can degrade the quality of infrastructure\nprojects.<\/p>\n<p>Budi cited the Rejang Lebong case as an example, in which fee demands\nof 10-15 percent of project value force project owners to reduce\nproduction costs on the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis naturally risks lowering work quality because service providers\nor private parties must readjust field production costs,\u201d said Budi in a\npress statement on Monday (16 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>He noted that if such practices are allowed to continue, the quality\nof built infrastructure risks falling short of optimal standards,\ndiminishing the development benefits to the public despite substantial\nbudget allocations.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, every rupiah spent on development projects should be\nutilised maximally and targeted appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>Budi further revealed that prior to the arrest operation, the KPK\nthrough its Coordination and Supervision Deputy (Korsup) had provided\nmentoring and strengthened corruption prevention systems for Rejang\nLebong Regency Government. This mentoring was conducted through several\ninstruments, including Monitoring Controlling Surveillance for\nPrevention (MCSP) and Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI).<\/p>\n<p>However, the procurement of goods and services sector remains an area\nof concern.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Rejang Lebong Regency\u2019s procurement sector score stood at\n61, with procurement implementation achieving only 41 and strategic\nprocurement at 68. By comparison, in 2024, the procurement sector scored\n32 with strategic procurement controls at just 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis data demonstrates that procurement governance, particularly on\nstrategic projects directly related to regional development such as\ninfrastructure, still has vulnerabilities that require strengthening,\u201d\nsaid Budi.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding integrity index measured through the Integrity Assessment\nSurvey (SPI), Rejang Lebong Regency remained in a vulnerable position\nwith a score of 70.36, down 4.26 points compared to 2024. The decline\nincluded the anti-corruption awareness aspect, which fell from 69.7 to\n61.05.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-claims-ijon-project-practice-in-rejang-lebong-risks-degrading-infrastructure-quality-1773640377",
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