KPK Seizes Funds Linked to DJKA from Transport Minister's Expert Staff
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized a sum of money allegedly linked to the construction and maintenance projects of railway lines within the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation. The seizure occurred during the interrogation of Robby Kurniawan, a former Expert Staff to the Minister of Transportation during the tenures of Budi Karya Sumadi and Dudy Purwagandhi, on Monday (18/5).
“In the follow-up investigation of the DJKA case, investigators conducted examinations, including the seizure and return of a certain amount of money which, in the construction of this case, is alleged to have been received by Mr RK through Mr BB. Examinations were also conducted yesterday,” stated KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK office in Jakarta on Tuesday (18/5) evening.
The amount of money involved is worth hundreds of millions of rupiah. However, Budi did not provide specific details regarding the initials BB.
“This certainly complements previous statements, particularly regarding the alleged flow of money from private parties to Mr RB or Mr RK,” Budi added.
Robby had previously been questioned on Tuesday (5/5) to deepen the investigation into the alleged manipulation or plotting of goods and services providers, or vendors, working on DJKA projects. During that session, Robby was brief in his explanation regarding the interrogation.
“There is nothing, I was only there as a witness,” Robly said while leaving the KPK office.
The examination is intended to complete the case files for suspect Sudewo (SDW), a former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) and former Regent of Pati.
The KPK uncovered the alleged corruption case involving the receipt of bribes by state officials within the DJKA related to the construction of railway lines in South Sulawesi, Central Java, West Java, and Java-Sumatra for the 2018-2022 fiscal years through a sting operation (OTT) in 2023.
During that operation, the KPK arrested 25 individuals: 16 in Jakarta and Depok, West Java; 8 in Semarang; and 1 in Surabaya. During the sting, the KPK also found and seized evidence including approximately Rp2.027 billion in cash, US$20,000, debit cards worth Rp346 million, and bank balances amounting to Rp150 million, totalling approximately Rp2.823 billion.
Several suspects, including the former Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi, Commitment Making Officer of the Central Java Railway Technical Office (PPK BTP Jabagteng) Bernard Hasibuan, Head of BTP Jabagteng Putu Sumarjaya, as well as the Director of PT KA Manajemen Properti Yoseph Ibrahim and VP of PT KA Manajemen Properti Parjono, have been tried at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) and found guilty.