Kortas Tipidkor Seizes Documents in Sugar Factory Project Probe

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Investigators from the Indonesian National Police’s Anti-Corruption Unit (Kortas Tipidkor) have seized several documents following a search of the office of a state-owned construction enterprise located on Jalan D.I. Panjaitan, East Jakarta. The raid is part of an investigation into alleged corruption regarding the revitalisation and modernisation project of the Assembagoes Sugar Factory in Situbondo.

“The evidence consists of documents in both soft copy and hard copy formats. Electronic evidence includes emails,” stated the Head of the Investigation Team of the Polri Kortas Tipidkor, Kombes Pol Gunawan, in East Jakarta on Tuesday.

Investigators from the Anti-Corruption Unit were seen using a black suitcase to transport the evidence seized during the investigation.

Gunawan explained that the search was conducted on the 3rd and 12th floors of the state-owned construction company’s office. He also noted that several rooms were searched by investigators, though he did not provide specific details regarding which particular rooms were accessed.

“Naturally, we accessed many rooms on those floors that we believed or suspected contained evidence relevant to the investigation process we are conducting,” he said.

He ensured that the investigation process carried out by Kortas Tipidkor, including the search, was conducted professionally.

“We ensure that the investigation process we are conducting, as well as today’s search activities, are carried out with full professionalism, transparency, and accountability,” said Gunawan.

The Indonesian National Police’s Anti-Corruption Unit searched four locations today related to the investigation of alleged corruption in the EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning) of the Assembagoes Sugar Factory.

The four locations searched by investigators included the office of a state-owned construction company located on Jalan D.I. Panjaitan, East Jakarta.

The Assembagoes Sugar Factory development and modernisation project was carried out from 2016 to 2022. The project, which is part of a strategic programme for State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), received funding from State Capital Injection (PMN) amounting to Rp650 billion, along with additional loans exceeding Rp462 billion.

However, the project failed to meet several key targets, such as milling capacity, product quality, and electricity production for export.

As of now, investigators from the Polri Anti-Corruption Unit are still conducting further inquiries into the case, and no suspects have been officially named.