The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized a sum of money\nallegedly linked to the construction and maintenance projects of railway\nlines within the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry\nof Transportation. The seizure occurred during the interrogation of\nRobby Kurniawan, a former Expert Staff to the Minister of Transportation\nduring the tenures of Budi Karya Sumadi and Dudy Purwagandhi, on Monday\n(18\/5).<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the follow-up investigation of the DJKA case, investigators\nconducted examinations, including the seizure and return of a certain\namount of money which, in the construction of this case, is alleged to\nhave been received by Mr RK through Mr BB. Examinations were also\nconducted yesterday,\u201d stated KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK\noffice in Jakarta on Tuesday (18\/5) evening.<\/p>\n
The amount of money involved is worth hundreds of millions of rupiah.\nHowever, Budi did not provide specific details regarding the initials\nBB.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis certainly complements previous statements, particularly\nregarding the alleged flow of money from private parties to Mr RB or Mr\nRK,\u201d Budi added.<\/p>\n
Robby had previously been questioned on Tuesday (5\/5) to deepen the\ninvestigation into the alleged manipulation or plotting of goods and\nservices providers, or vendors, working on DJKA projects. During that\nsession, Robby was brief in his explanation regarding the\ninterrogation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nothing, I was only there as a witness,\u201d Robly said while\nleaving the KPK office.<\/p>\n
The examination is intended to complete the case files for suspect\nSudewo (SDW), a former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives\n(DPR RI) and former Regent of Pati.<\/p>\n
The KPK uncovered the alleged corruption case involving the receipt\nof bribes by state officials within the DJKA related to the construction\nof railway lines in South Sulawesi, Central Java, West Java, and\nJava-Sumatra for the 2018-2022 fiscal years through a sting operation\n(OTT) in 2023.<\/p>\n
During that operation, the KPK arrested 25 individuals: 16 in Jakarta\nand Depok, West Java; 8 in Semarang; and 1 in Surabaya. During the\nsting, the KPK also found and seized evidence including approximately\nRp2.027 billion in cash, US$20,000, debit cards worth Rp346 million, and\nbank balances amounting to Rp150 million, totalling approximately\nRp2.823 billion.<\/p>\n
Several suspects, including the former Director of Railway\nInfrastructure Harno Trimadi, Commitment Making Officer of the Central\nJava Railway Technical Office (PPK BTP Jabagteng) Bernard Hasibuan, Head\nof BTP Jabagteng Putu Sumarjaya, as well as the Director of PT KA\nManajemen Properti Yoseph Ibrahim and VP of PT KA Manajemen Properti\nParjono, have been tried at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) and found\nguilty.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-seizes-funds-linked-to-djka-from-transport-ministers-expert-staff-1780889441", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }