The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has disclosed one form of\nprocurement in its investigation into alleged corruption involving the\nNational Disaster Management Agency\u2019s (BNPB) disaster-response fund\n(DSP). The commission said one of the purchases was communications\nequipment\u2014in this case, handheld radios (HTs)\u2014for forest and land-fire\nemergencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of it was indeed used for forest and land-fire response\nactivities. One example was the procurement of communications equipment,\nor HTs,\u201d acting KPK Director of Investigation Achmad Taufik Husein said\nat a press conference at the KPK\u2019s Merah Putih Building in Kuningan,\nSouth Jakarta, on Friday (16 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Taufik said investigators had also identified other procurements, but\nhe was not yet able to provide details.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will provide a detailed update later. The procurement documents\nare still being examined and will be gathered as the investigation\nproceeds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In the alleged corruption case involving BNPB\u2019s disaster-response\nfund, the KPK has named Bima Setiawan, an expert adviser and younger\nbrother of former BNPB chief Suharyanto, as a suspect. The commission\nalleges that Bima was involved in BNPB procurement.<\/p>\n
Taufik said the DSP is a government reserve fund for use during\ndisaster emergencies. Disbursement is flexible, he said, but must meet\none of four conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, an emergency status must be declared. That is the first\ncriterion for disbursing the DSP,\u201d Taufik said at a press conference at\nthe KPK building in South Jakarta on Friday (16 October).<\/p>\n
The other conditions are the designation of a specific emergency\nstatus; a determination by the BNPB chief that disaster risks could have\nan impact; or a need to provide humanitarian assistance overseas.<\/p>\n
The fund has been used to respond to several disasters in Indonesia,\nhe said, including forest and land fires in Kalimantan and Papua, a\nmajor earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), and floods in Aceh and\nSumatra.<\/p>\n
Taufik said BNPB had identified several goods and services providers\nfor direct appointments under collaborative work plans (RKK). The\narrangement was intended to speed up procurement when an emergency\ndisaster status was declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis includes using the DSP as the supporting budget line,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Taufik said the KPK had found indications of conflicts of interest\nand bribery. The case has been divided into two clusters.<\/p>\n
Bima is a suspect in the first cluster, concerning alleged conflicts\nof interest in procurement between 2024 and 2026. The KPK suspects that\nseveral vendors awarded contracts through direct appointments were\naffiliated with Bima, an expert adviser and the younger brother of\nSuharyanto, who was BNPB chief at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral of these providers are suspected of being affiliated with\nBMS, an expert adviser to the BNPB chief and the younger brother of the\n(former) BNPB chief. The total procurement value was approximately Rp148\nbillion,\u201d Taufik said.<\/p>\n
He said funds from the disaster-response procurement had flowed to\ncompanies affiliated with Bima. The KPK suspects that Bima used some of\nthe money to buy shares in another company.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the use of BNPB\u2019s DSP for the procurement, funds flowing to\ncompanies affiliated with BMS were used for personal purposes, including\nthe purchase of shares in PT MDLA (PT Medela Potentia) by PT AVE (Alfa\nVeritas Energizer). PT AVE\u2019s holding amounted to 150.4 million shares\n(1.07%), valued at Rp206 per share as of 13 October 2026, or Rp30.98\nbillion,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-finds-ht-procurement-in-alleged-bnpb-disaster-response-fund-corruption-case-1792162344", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }