KPK Checks Head Of BPK Regarding Bribery For Drinking Water Supply System Project

Gedung KPK (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) finally conducted an examination of the Chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Agung Firman Sampurna who was not present at the scheduled examination on Monday, December 7.

Agung will be questioned as a witness in the investigation of the alleged bribery case for the drinking water supply system (SPAM) construction project at the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year.

"Yesterday the confirmation that I could not attend the KPK summons was due to other activities," said Acting Spokesperson for Enforcement Ali Fikri to reporters, Tuesday, December 8.

"And today (Agung, red) is present to meet the summons as a witness for the suspect LJP (Leonardo Jusminarta Prasetyo / President Commissioner of PT Minarta Dutahutama)," he added.

This summons was made against Agung because he was suspected of knowing, seeing, or hearing about this case. This is because a witness was questioned because he was suspected of knowing the case.

In this case, the KPK named Leonardo and former BPK RI member Rizal Djalil as new suspects in the development of a suspected bribery case related to the SPAM project, where 8 people had previously been convicted.

Rizal's involvement in this case began when he as a member of the IV BPK RI signed a letter of assignment to conduct an examination at the SPAM Directorate of the Ministry of PUPR.

The assignment letter is to carry out a Specific Purpose Inspection on the Management of Drinking Water and Wastewater Sanitation Infrastructure at the Directorate General of Human Settlements of the Ministry of PUPR and Related Agencies in 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the Provinces of DKI Jakarta, East Java, Central Java, West Kalimantan and Jambi.

Initially, it was suspected that the findings from the investigation amounted to Rp. 18 billion, but later it changed to around Rp. 4.2 billion.

Previously, the Director of SPAM received a message about a request for money related to the investigation conducted by the BPK RI, which amounted to IDR 2.3 billion.

The suspect, Rizal, is suspected of having summoned the SPAM Director to his office, then said that there would be a party representing him to meet with the SPAM Director. Then Rizal's representative came to the SPAM Director and said that he wanted to participate in the implementation / project activities within the SPAM Directorate.

The project that is of particular interest is the Hungary Main Distribution Network (JDU) SPAM project with a budget ceiling of IDR 79.27 billion.

Then the Hungarian JDU SPAM project was undertaken by PT Minarta Dutahutama. In this company, the suspect Leonardo is the President Commissioner. Previously, around 2015/2016 the suspect Leonardo was introduced to Rizal in Bali by an intermediary.

Leonardo introduced himself as a project contractor at the PUPR Ministry. Through an intermediary, Leanordo said that he would hand over Rp1.3 billion in Singapore dollars for Rizal through another party.

The money was eventually handed over to Rizal through one of the family's parties, namely 100 thousand Singapore dollars in 1,000 Singapore dollar denominations or 100 pieces in the parking lot of a shopping center in South Jakarta.