KPK Examines Transport Minister's Aide in DJKA Bribery Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned Robby Kurniawan (RK), a staff advisor to the Minister of Transport during the tenures of Budi Karya Sumadi and Dudy Purwagandhi. He was examined as a witness in the alleged bribery case concerning the construction and maintenance of railway lines within the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transport (DJKA Kemenhub). “The examination took place at the KPK’s Red and White Building for RK, as Staff Advisor to the Minister of Transport,” stated KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters on Monday, 4 May 2026. This is the second summons for Robby Kurniawan in 2026. Previously, he was called as a witness in the case on 27 April 2026 but did not attend. During Budi Karya Sumadi’s era, Robby Kurniawan served as Staff Advisor to the Minister of Transport for Logistics and Multimodal Transport. During Dudy Purwagandhi’s time, he was Staff Advisor for Regions and Environment. The case came to light following a raid (OTT) conducted by the KPK on 11 April 2023 at the Class I Railway Technical Office (BTP) for Central Java Region under DJKA Kemenhub. Currently, the BTP Class I Central Java Region has been renamed to BTP Class I Semarang. The KPK then designated 10 individuals as suspects who were immediately detained in connection with the alleged corruption in railway track construction and maintenance projects in Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi. As of 20 January 2026, the KPK has designated and detained a total of 21 suspects. The KPK has also designated two corporations as suspects in the case. The alleged criminal corruption occurred in projects such as the double-track railway construction from Solo Balapan-Kadipiro-Kalioso; railway track construction in Makassar, South Sulawesi; four railway track construction projects and two supervision projects in Lampegan Cianjur, West Java; and the repair of level crossings in Java-Sumatra. In the construction and maintenance of these projects, it is alleged that certain parties arranged the winning contractors through manipulation from the administrative process to the determination of the tender winner.