KPK CONTINUES To Schedule Inspections Even Though Cak Imin Admits He Is Out Of The City Today

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is still waiting for the presence of Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin today, Tuesday, September 5. He plans to be examined as a witness in the corruption case in the procurement of the Indonesian labor protection system (TKI) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker).

This was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, who said that the General Chairperson of the National Justice Party (PKB) would be questioned at 10.00 WIB. It is certain that there has been no change in schedule by investigators to date.

"The investigative team has scheduled a summons and examination as a witness on behalf of Muhaimin Iskandar, a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives to attend the KPK's Red and White Building at 10.00 WIB," Ali told reporters, Tuesday, September 5.

Ali ensured that the summons had been delivered properly on August 31. However, Cak Imin, who never gave confirmation of his presence.

"So far, we have obtained no confirmation from the person concerned regarding his presence," he said.

Meanwhile, Cak Imin admitted that he actually wanted to fulfill the summons from the anti-corruption commission to investigate the alleged corruption that occurred when he served as Minister of Manpower. However, he had already had another event out of town. "I have been scheduled by friends of Jami'atul Quro' wal Huffadz (JQH) of the organization of hafiz and qori Quran NU, so I have been scheduled for a long time to open the International MTQ forum from many countries, as deputy chairman of the DPR I have to open it," said Cak Imin, quoted from Najwa Shihab's Youtube account which aired on Monday night, September 4. This reason made Cak Imin ask the KPK to postpone the examination. In the future, he made sure that he would be present to fulfill the investigator's summons and ready to explain whatever he knew. I have to fully respect and support all the steps of the KPK. I am committed, so I was asked to come by the KPK several times, I came and I explained everything," he said. Previously, the KPK said there were three suspects who were named in the corruption case at the Ministry of Manpower. Although the KPK has not yet submitted, Secretary of the Planning and Development Agency of the Ministry of Manpower I Nyoman Darmanta is reportedly involved.

The value of the information system procurement project that is suspected to be the result of the perpetrators reached around Rp. 20 billion. Deputy Chairman Alexander Marwata said that this system was allegedly corrupted until it finally could not be used to monitor migrant workers. "Those who can only use computers to type and so on. However, the system itself is not running," he said to reporters in Jakarta, Thursday, August 24.