The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has completed its\nanalysis of a gratification rejection report filed by Indonesian\nForestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni concerning money given by Kuantan\nSingingi (Kuansing) Regent Suhardiman Amby. The KPK cannot disclose the\nresults of the analysis to the public regarding whether the report will\nbe followed up or not. The KPK only conveys this to the reporting party,\nnamely Raja Juli. \u201cThe KPK, through the Directorate of Gratification and\nPublic Services, has completed the verification and analysis process of\nthe gratification receipt report submitted by the Forestry Minister,\u201d\nsaid KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the Merah Putih Building,\nJakarta, on Thursday evening (16\/7). \u201cThis means that within a span of\nless than two weeks from the 30-working-day deadline, the team completed\nthe task quickly and meticulously, and the results have also been\nconveyed to the reporting party,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The process and mechanism for handling gratification reports are\nbased on KPK Regulation (Perkom) Number 1 of 2026, which amends\nCommission Regulation Number 2 of 2019 on Gratification Reporting. Based\non Perkom 1\/2026, Raja Juli\u2019s gratification rejection report potentially\ncannot be followed up by the KPK. Article 14 of the Perkom states that a\ngratification report is not followed up if the object of gratification\nis perishable, cannot be sold, or cannot be used; the receipt of\ngratification is reported incorrectly or not in accordance with laws and\nregulations; it is known that an investigation, inquiry, or prosecution\nof a criminal act is being conducted by law enforcement officials;\nand\/or it is reasonably suspected to be related to a criminal act.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen one of the analyses used by the gratification team is guided by\nPerkom 1\/2026, among others Article 14, which indeed states that a\ngratification report cannot be followed up if, among other things, it is\nsuspected to be related to a corruption crime,\u201d said Budi. \u201cNow, that is\nalso one of the bases for the analysis, of course. However, the results\nof the verification and review conducted by the gratification team\ncannot be mentioned yet because the KPK\u2019s authority is to provide the\nresults and verification to the reporting party,\u201d he said. Thus, Budi\nconveyed that Raja Juli\u2019s matter in the prevention sector is closed.\nHowever, this does not apply to the investigation process. \u201cYes, so in\nprevention, related to the gratification report made by the Forestry\nMinister, this is already case closed. Meanwhile, in enforcement, this\nwill continue to be explored for its connections,\u201d Budi revealed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause in the case construction, the Regent (Kuansing), after\ncollecting money from various parties, then gave this money to the\nMinister. Now, this is certainly being explored for the intent, purpose,\nwhose initiative it was, what the motive was, everything will be\nexplored by investigators,\u201d he continued. Previously, Raja Juli stated\nthat he had returned the envelope given by the Kuansing Regent. He said\nthe envelope had been returned to the giver about 17 days before the KPK\nconducted a sting operation (OTT) against Suhardiman. Raja Juli\nexplained that he initially held an audience with the Kuansing Regent at\nthe Ministry of Forestry Office on Tuesday (2\/6). He explained that the\nmeeting was conducted officially and openly, preceded by an audience\nrequest letter from the local government, published via social media,\nand equipped with an attendance list and minutes ready to be submitted\nto the KPK if needed.<\/p>\n
After the meeting, Raja Juli claimed he only realised there was a\nsealed envelope left behind by the Kuansing Regent. He claimed not to\nknow the contents of the envelope and immediately ordered his aide to\nreturn it. \u201cDuring the audience, it turned out that the Regent of\nKuansing left an envelope covered with a folder. And when he left, I\nasked my aide to return the envelope. I don\u2019t know what the contents\nwere, but I felt I had no right to the envelope,\u201d he said in a written\nstatement on Friday (3\/7). The KPK has named Suhardiman, along with\nKuansing Regional Secretary Zulkarnain and Director of PT Mitra Ideal\nConsultant Ardiles, as suspects in an alleged bribery case related to\njob appointments. Suhardiman is also being processed for other alleged\nreceipts related to the release of a Limited Production Forest area. The\nsuspects are currently detained for 20 days until 20 July 2026 at the\nKPK Detention Centre.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-completes-analysis-of-minister-raja-julis-envelope-report-1784213628", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }