Perumda Tirta Bhagasasi Corruption: Bekasi District Attorney Prepares Indictment for Rp4.5 Billion Loss

The Bekasi District Attorney’s Office (Kejari) in West Java is currently completing the preparation of an indictment related to the alleged corruption case involving the installation of customer connections at Perumdan Tirta Bhagasasi for the 2024-2025 period. This case is estimated to have caused state financial losses of Rp4.5 billion.

The Head of Special Crimes at the Bekasi District Attorney’s Office, Ronald Thomas Mendrofa, stated that his office received the handover of suspects and evidence (Phase II) last Thursday. Currently, Public Prosecutors (JPU) are finalising the indictment file before it is submitted to the court.

“The indictment is targeted to be completed within a maximum of the next two weeks so that it can be immediately registered with the Bandung Corruption Court,” Ronald said in Cikarang on Monday (31/8/2026).

The investigation revealed that the case originated from applications for clean water network installations by 21 prospective customers, spanning the household, office, and business sectors. The company’s marketing department allegedly set new connection installation fees far above the official regulations established by the local government.

Customers were forced to deposit money into a special account prepared by investigators to accommodate these payments. However, the funds received were allegedly not deposited into the company’s treasury, but were instead used for the personal interests of the suspects.

Investigators have identified AEZ (35), the Business Director of Perumda Tirta Bhagasasi for the 2024-2025 period, as the mastermind behind this case. AEZ is alleged to have abused his official authority to manage a special account in the company’s name for personal gain. Two other suspects, MSB and RF, were officials in the marketing department during that period.

Ronald added that investigators have secured strong evidence in the form of bank statements and proof of a significant discrepancy between the funds received from customers and the company’s financial balance sheet reports. “There are findings of price mark-ups that are very far from the official local government prices,” he emphasised.

For their actions, the three suspects are charged under Article 12 letter e juncto Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, as well as relevant provisions in the Criminal Code.