Sudewo Allegedly Receives Railway Project Kickbacks Through Intermediaries

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects former member of the DPR RI Commission V, Sudewo (SDW), of receiving kickbacks related to the construction and maintenance project of railway lines through his trusted intermediaries. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the allegations are being thoroughly investigated by the anti-corruption agency’s investigators through the examination of RMM, as the commitment-making official at the East Java Railway Technical Office for the 2021-2022 period, DHP as the Project Implementation Consultant for the Jember-Kalisat railway line project in 2023, and SH, the Director of PT Giri Bangun Sentosa, as witnesses on Wednesday. “In the examination for suspect SDW, investigators are delving into matters related to alleged interventions, tender arrangements, up to the alleged provision of ‘fees’ (kickbacks) for the project to SDW through his trusted intermediaries,” Budi told journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Budi said KPK investigators will continue to probe these matters with other parties to strengthen the witnesses’ statements regarding the alleged bribery case for the construction and maintenance of railway lines within the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation. A day later, KPK brought Sudewo along with seven other individuals to the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta to undergo the investigation process.