Corporation Charged with Rp 1.3 Billion Bribe Over Java-Sumatra Rail Crossing Project
The corporation PT KA Properti Manajemen (PT KAPM) has been charged with paying a total of Rp 1.3 billion in bribes related to the 2022 Java-Sumatra level-crossing construction project. Prosecutors said the bribes were paid so that the defendant could become the implementing party or win the project tender.
“The defendant, through Yoseph Ibrahim together with Parjono, gave money amounting to Rp 1,125,000,000 to Harno Trimadi and Fadliansyah, as well as Rp 240,000,000 to Hamdan, Edi Purnomo and Budi Prasetiyo, in order for the defendant to secure the Java-Sumatra level-crossing work package for the 2022 fiscal year at the Directorate of Infrastructure of the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transport,” said KPK prosecutor Greafik Loserte while reading the indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday (7/9/2026).
Prosecutors said the acts were committed by the defendant together with Yoseph Ibrahim, who was President Director of PT KAPM in 2022, and Parjono, who was vice president of PT KAPM in 2022. According to the prosecution, the Rp 1.3 billion was handed to:
Harno Trimadi, Director of Infrastructure at the Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transport and holder of budget authority (KPA).
Fadliansyah, Commitment-Making Officer (PPK) 4 at the Directorate of Railway Infrastructure at the Ministry of Transport.
Hamdan, in connection with assistance in steering the tender for the Java-Sumatra level-crossing works in 2022.
Edi Purnomo, head of the procurement working group for the Java-Sumatra level-crossing works in 2022.
Budi Prasetiyo, head of the procurement working group for level-crossing handling on railway lines in the Java-Sumatra region in 2023.
The KPK prosecutor said the case began when the defendant was appointed to carry out railway track repair work following flooding in Lemah Abang, commissioned by the Directorate of Railway Infrastructure of the Ministry of Transport’s Directorate General of Railways. Prosecutors said the work was initially funded by the defendant itself to the tune of Rp 5.2 billion.
The defendant, through Parjono, invoiced the Ministry of Transport’s Directorate of Railway Infrastructure for the budget for that work. However, by the end of 2021 the payment had still not been settled.
“Harno Trimadi conveyed that the payment could not be disbursed immediately,” the prosecutor said.
At that meeting, prosecutors said, Harno instead indicated that in 2022 there would be a project for the repair of level crossings in the Java and Sumatra regions, and that the work would be given to the defendant. The purpose was to give the defendant experience in carrying out work within the Directorate General of Railways.
Regarding the technical execution and the arrangement of the tender so that it would be won by the defendant, the prosecutor said Harno directed the defendant’s representatives to coordinate with Fadliansyah, the Commitment-Making Officer. Harno also conveyed that there was a commitment fee that the defendant had to fulfil, amounting to 5 per cent of the contract value, in order to secure the 2022 Java-Sumatra level-crossing work package.
Prosecutors said the tender was rigged so the defendant would win, including by altering procurement documents — such as the heavy equipment capacity requirements — to match the defendant’s capabilities. In short, the defendant won the project with a contract value of Rp 20,752,776,802 (Rp 20.7 billion).
“On that occasion, the defendant through Parjono met Fadliansyah and asked how much of a fee the defendant had to pay for the matter. Fadliansyah stated that the commitment fee was 5 per cent of the contract value,” the prosecutor said.
The defendant then handed over Rp 1.125 billion to Harno and Fadliansyah to fulfil the 5 per cent commitment fee demand. The defendant also gave Rp 240 million to Hamdan, Edi Purnomo and Budi Prasetiyo.
Prosecutors said the defendant gained profits of Rp 2,410,092,416 (Rp 2.4 billion) from the project. The defendant is charged under Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 13 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law, in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 126 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.
“The defendant, through Yoseph Ibrahim together with Parjono, has benefited to the amount of Rp 2,410,092,416, or at least approximately that amount,” the KPK prosecutor said.