KPK Urged to Investigate Alleged Corruption in KDMP Operational Vehicle Import
The Komite Aksi Pemuda Anti Korupsi (KAPAK) held a protest demanding that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) immediately investigate the case of alleged corruption in the import procurement of 105,000 pickup trucks from India, intended for the operations of the Koperasi Desa Merah Putih (KDMP).
The protest took place in front of the KPK’s Merah Putih building in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Monday (6/4/2026). KAPAK members also went on a rampage, burning banners about the alleged corruption involving PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara and throwing bottles filled with red paint at the front of the KPK’s Merah Putih building.
“The protest is a symbolic step for us to urge the KPK to boldly take action and investigate the alleged corruption in the import procurement of 105,000 pickup trucks from India by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara,” said Adib Alwi, the Action Coordinator and KAPAK’s Public Relations Officer.
Adib stated that the public has more questions than answers regarding the plan to import hundreds of thousands of pickup trucks from India by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara. This is because the procurement is suspected to lack transparency, its urgency is questionable, and the potential state losses are wide open.
“The plan for large-scale imports from India is not just about logistics. It concerns budget usage, the direction of national industrialisation, and government favouritism. Why import instead of domestic production? Why such a massive number? Who benefits?” he explained.
Furthermore, Adib said, the public has never received a full explanation regarding the financing scheme, whether it uses the state budget, BUMN assignments, or other schemes. According to him, this opacity serves as a loud alarm for government governance.
“In many large procurement cases, corruption vulnerabilities often start from forced planning. If the needs are not based on real data, the procurement becomes a gateway to waste or worse, a feast,” he said.
Adib assessed that there are issues in this import procurement, including the absence of transparent public studies on the need for 105,000 units of vehicles. Additionally, he said, the distribution mechanism of the pickup trucks to cooperatives is unclear, such as who the recipients are, how the selection is done, and what the success indicators are.
“The minimal involvement of the national automotive industry, which could instead be strengthened through this programme. If all this is allowed to continue, we are witnessing the potential repetition of old patterns: large projects, welfare narratives, but ending in state losses,” Adib emphasised.
Therefore, Adib said KAPAK demands that the KPK conduct a preliminary investigation into the plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks by immediately examining and summoning the boss of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara and other related parties. Additionally, he said, they are urging the DPR to immediately form a Special Committee (Pansus) to thoroughly investigate the Agrinas vehicle project.
“A Pansus is needed because the scale of the import project for 105,000 pickup trucks from India is very large and has national impact, along with indications of lack of transparency in the planning process as well as potential conflicts of interest and abuse of authority,” he stressed.
Adib Alwi urged the DPR not to hesitate in openly summoning all related parties, from ministries, BUMN directors, to involved private parties. According to him, without a Pansus, the DPR risks being seen as negligent, even complicit in allowing potential deviations.
“Besides the DPR, law enforcement agencies and the state audit body must not wait until losses actually occur. Therefore, they can proceed in parallel, where the BPK conducts open investigative audits, the KPK carries out preliminary investigations into potential corruption, and the government opens all planning and procurement documents to the public,” he explained.