RRI Official Named Suspect in Transmitter Procurement Corruption Case
The Depok District Prosecutor’s Office has named two suspects in a corruption case involving the procurement of a rotatable log periodic antenna for overseas broadcasts at the Central Office of the Public Broadcasting Institution Radio Republik Indonesia (LPP RRI) in Cimanggis, Depok. The Head of the New Media Technology Division for RRI’s Overseas Broadcasting, identified by the initial W, is one of the suspects.
“We announce that today, Wednesday, 22 July 2026, based on the evidence we obtained, the investigation team has named two suspects,” said Head of the Special Crimes Section at the Depok Prosecutor’s Office, M Ihsan Pasamula, during a press conference on Wednesday (22/7/2026).
The second suspect is M, the Director of PT Cantika Putri Mandiri. The case began in November 2021, when the RRI Procurement Working Group made a direct appointment for the procurement of the rotatable log periodic antenna to PT CPM.
“In fact, PT CPM had previously participated in the tender for this item in July 2021 and was declared not meeting the qualification requirements,” he revealed.
On 8 November 2021, W appointed PT CPM as the provider of goods and services. On 10 November 2021, W and M signed contract agreement number 1039/PPK/TMB-RRI/2021 with a value of IDR 26,397,800,000 (26 billion) and a work period from 10 November 2021 to 9 March 2022.
“In its implementation, the payment for the work was made 100 per cent. In fact, the actual work progress was only 1.79 per cent as of 31 December 2021,” he explained.
Furthermore, in carrying out the work, PT CPM did not fulfil its obligations according to the contract and there were indications of mark-up, resulting in state financial losses.
Regarding the roles of the suspects, W allegedly directed specifications towards a particular brand, approved payments inconsistent with work progress, and accepted work results that did not comply with the contract. W, an RRI official in Depok, is suspected of receiving bribes or gratuities related to the procurement.
The prosecutor stated that suspect M, as the Director of PT CPM, acted as the provider of goods and services. M allegedly failed to carry out the work according to the contract, submitted payment claims inconsistent with work progress, and obtained unlawful profits. M is also suspected of giving bribes or gratuities related to the procurement to the Commitment-Making Officer.
“As a result of the actions of the two suspects, state financial losses have been incurred, the amount of which is still being calculated by the BPKP of West Java Province,” he explained.
The two suspects are charged under Article 603 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of the Criminal Code. The subsidiary charge is Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of the Criminal Code.
“Currently, both suspects are still cooperative, so the investigation team has not yet made any arrests. Not yet, no arrests have been made at this point for the two suspects,” he stated.