KPK Summons DPR Member Nabil Husein in Rita Widyasari Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled an examination of House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III member Nabil Husein Said Amin Al Rasydi from the NasDem faction as a witness in a corruption case involving former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari on Tuesday (23/6). The examination is in Nabil’s capacity as the owner of PT Nahusam Bermartabat Indonesia. Nabil is also the president of Borneo FC, a football club from East Kalimantan.

“The examination will be conducted at the State Treasury Service Office (KPPN) in Balikpapan,” KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said in a written statement on Tuesday.

In addition to Nabil, the KPK has summoned 11 other individuals for questioning as witnesses. They include Sukotjo, Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) of Kutai Kartanegara Regency; Didi Marsono, President Director of PT Bara Kumala Sakti; private individuals Ibnu Adi and Haryanto; housewives Indah Nurgusrianty and Nyarmiatik; Kutai Kartanegara Regional Secretary Sunggono; entrepreneur Mohd. Said Amin; as well as Aulia Wirahman, a civil servant at BPKAD Kutai Kartanegara, and Cici Andini Balfas, a civil servant at the East Kalimantan Energy and Mineral Resources Agency.

Previously, on Wednesday (3/6), the KPK examined Rita Widyasari alongside businessman Robert Priantono B. Rita is being processed again by the KPK for allegedly receiving gratuities related to coal mining, amounting to approximately US$3.3 to US$5 per metric tonne. The KPK has also charged Rita under the Money Laundering Crime Act for allegedly disguising the receipt of these gratuities.

Rita previously served time at the Pondok Bambu Women’s Prison after being sentenced to 10 years by the Jakarta Corruption Court on 6 July 2018. She was found guilty of accepting gratuities totalling Rp110.7 billion and bribes of Rp6 billion from permit applicants and project partners. Rita has also been implicated as a witness in the case against former KPK investigator AKP Stepanus Robin Pattuju.

As the investigation progressed, the KPK has named three coal companies in Kutai Kartanegara as suspects in the corruption case, which remains linked to Rita. The three companies named as suspects based on an investigation warrant issued in February are PT Sinar Kumala Naga, PT Alamjaya Barapratama, and PT Bara Kumala Sakti.