Reveals Lukas Enembe Capai's Operational Fund Of IDR 1 T, KPK: A Third For Eating And Drinking

The defendant in the alleged bribery and gratification case related to the Papuan infrastructure project Lukas Enembe (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that the operational funds of Lukas Enembe when he served as Governor of Papua reached trillions of rupiah. This figure is higher than the budget set by the central government.

"Every year the operational funds concerned are more than IDR 1 trillion. That is much higher than the provisions set by the Ministry of Home Affairs," said KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, June 26.

Alexander said that operational funds should be calculated according to the percentage of the regional budget (APBD). However, it turns out that Lukas has budgeted more and some are spent on consumption.

Not only that, investigators found most of the receipts attached to fictitious ones. "Imagine that Rp1 trillion is used a third by eating and drinking. That's one day Rp1 billion for food and drink shopping," said Alexander.

"Of course this will be experienced further because there are a large number of thousands of receipts of evidence of expenses that cannot be verified," he continued.

Previously reported, Lukas allegedly received bribes from the Director of PT Tabi Bangun Papua, Rijatono Lakka. Meanwhile, gratification is allegedly given by other private parties in order to get projects in Papua.

Tak hanya itu, Lukas dijerat dengan dugaan pidana pencucian uang. Langkah ini dilakukan setelah komisi antirasuah mengembangkan kasus suap dan gratifikasi yang menjeratnya.

Regarding money laundering, 27 of Lukas' assets were confiscated by the KPK. Among them are money worth Rp. 81,628,693,000; 5,100 US dollars; and 26,300 Singapore dollars; assets in the form of land and buildings; as well as precious metals.