Corruption Eradication Commission Continues to Collect Evidence of Alleged Corruption in DPR Official Residences

Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, said the search was carried out in the room in the DPR Secretariat General Building to collect evidence.

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Investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) took evidence in a red suitcase after conducting a search at the General Secretariat Building of the House of Representatives at the Parliamentary Complex in Jakarta on Tuesday (30/4/2024) afternoon. After searching the entire building for five hours, the investigators brought home three suitcases, one backpack, and a number of items wrapped in plastic bags.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Commission for the Eradication of Corruption continues to collect evidence of alleged corruption in the procurement of equipment for official residences for members of the DPR in 2020. Not only that, KPK< /a> are also still waiting for the results of calculating state losses from the Financial Audit Agency, as well as the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency, before finally naming a suspect in this case.

KPK investigators raided the General Secretariat Building of the DPR, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday (30/4/2024) afternoon. After five hours of inspecting the entire building, the investigators took three suitcases, one backpack, and several items wrapped in plastic bags.

Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, when contacted in Jakarta, Wednesday (1/5/2024), said, the search was carried out to collect evidence of a case that the KPK was completing. All rooms in the DPR Secretariat General Building have been searched by KPK investigators, such as the bureau and staff rooms. However, Ali was reluctant to reveal what documents or evidence were obtained as a result of the search.

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Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri

Ali only confirms that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently focused on investigating several suspects. The KPK also does not want to release the names of these suspects yet. "The investigation is still ongoing," he emphasized.

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Based on information received by Kompas, more than two people have been named by the Corruption Eradication Commission as suspects in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of equipment for DPR offices for the 2020 fiscal year, which caused state financial losses of tens of billions of rupiah.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Along with that, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has also prevented seven people from traveling abroad. One of those seven people is the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Indra Iskandar.

Six other people are the Head of the DPR State Residence Management Division, Hiphi Hidupati, the CEO of PT Daya Indah Dinamika, Tanti Nugroho, the Director of PT Dwitunggal Bangun Persada, Juanda Hasurungan Sidabutar, the Operational Director of PT Avantgarde Production, Kibun Roni, the Project Manager of PT Integra Indocabinet, Andreas Catur Prasetya, and private individual Edwin Budiman.

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The Secretary General of DPR, Indra Iskandar, left the Red and White Building of KPK in Jakarta on Thursday (14/3/2024). Indra was examined for six hours by KPK investigators for the investigation of alleged corruption in the procurement of DPR's official residence equipment in the 2020 fiscal year, with a value of up to Rp 120 billion.

Ali revealed that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is still gathering evidence. One of them is that the KPK is still awaiting the results of the calculation of state losses from the Audit Board (BPK) and the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP). If all of this evidence is sufficient, the parties under investigation will be summoned to the KPK.

If necessary, they will be summoned and detained. Afterwards, the State Audit Agency or its Inspectorate will be responsible for calculating the state's losses.

"If it is deemed sufficient, they will be called in and detained. Afterwards, the results of the state losses calculation will be handed over by BPK or BPKP," said Ali.

Separately, criminal law lecturer at Trisakti University, Azmi Syahputra, believes that the actions of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in imposing travel bans on seven individuals are very important. This means that those who are banned may have suspected involvement in this case for certain reasons.

Even if the suspects have not been arrested at this time, KPK may apply the principles of caution and precision in the investigation. For example, completing formal procedures and sufficient evidentiary requirements, as well as conducting further examination or clarification related to other necessary witness statements.

Alternatively, it could also be whether there are suspected factors of the candidate suspect's closeness to the power-holding body, which becomes an obstacle for the KPK in carrying out the detention of the perpetrator.

"Alternatively, it could also be whether there are suspected factors of the candidate suspect being close to the authorities, thus becoming an obstacle for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in making arrests," he said.

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Trisakti University Criminal Law Lecturer, Azmi Syahputra.

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Regardless, according to Azmi, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) must be transparent and fully open to these allegations of corruption. Anyone who directly or indirectly obstructs the disclosure of this corruption case in the procurement of official residence equipment for members of parliament must be punished.

"And for anyone involved in deviating from this project or receiving a share of the corrupt money, they must be held accountable legally. No one should be exempted," Azmi emphasized.