The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) seized procurement\ndocuments from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in\nconnection with an alleged corruption case involving disaster-response\nfunds, known as ready-to-use funds (DSP).<\/p>\n
The seizure took place as the KPK questioned BNPB Secretary-General\nRustian on Tuesday (27 October). Rustian arrived at the KPK carrying the\ndocuments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe contents of the bag were several documents relating to projects\nundertaken by vendors. Investigators also seized procurement documents,\u201d\nKPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told reporters on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
Budi said investigators focused on two matters during their\nquestioning of Rustian.<\/p>\n
First, they examined the employment status of two suspects in the\ncase, Bima Setiawan and Richard Erlangga, who are experts to BNPB chief\nLieutenant General Suharyanto.<\/p>\n
\u201cRustian, as secretary-general and a civil service staffing official,\nwas questioned about the employment status of Bima Setiawan and Richard\nErlangga as experts or special staff to the BNPB chief: what their\nstatus was, whether their appointments were official, and whether they\nwere part of the BNPB structure,\u201d Budi said.<\/p>\n
Second, Rustian, in his capacity as budget authority, was questioned\nabout the appointment of the commitment-making official (PPK), who is\nalso a suspect in the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigators also examined how the procurement was conducted, from\nplanning and implementation to direct appointments and payments to\nvendors, using BNPB\u2019s ready-to-use funds,\u201d Budi said.<\/p>\n
The KPK has named five people as suspects in the BNPB case: Gabriel\nPurwaka Sigit, head of the agency\u2019s Aid and Emergency Management\nsub-directorate and a commitment-making official; Bima Setiawan and\nRichard Erlangga, experts to BNPB chief Lieutenant General Suharyanto;\nand private-sector figures Gery Prasetiawan and Syifa Nrika.<\/p>\n
Bima is the younger brother of former BNPB chief Lieutenant General\nSuharyanto.<\/p>\n
The KPK said some goods and services suppliers were affiliated with\nBima Setiawan. Total procurement at BNPB over the three years from 2024\nto 2026 amounted to Rp148 billion.<\/p>\n
The procurement was funded by ready-to-use funds, or emergency\nfunding for major disasters across Indonesia. These included forest and\nland fires in Papua and Kalimantan, floods in Sumatra and Aceh in\nNovember 2025, and an earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara recently.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the use of these funds, the KPK found indications of conflicts of\ninterest and bribery,\u201d acting KPK Director of Investigations Achmad\nTaufik Husein said previously.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-questions-bnpb-secretary-general-and-seizes-procurement-documents-1793109134", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }