The KPK Will Investigate The Titipan Contractor Of The Minister Of Transportation On The Railway Project

Long-distance train illustration (ANTARA)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate the facts at the trial of alleged bribery related to construction projects and the improvement of railway lines at the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA). Including, the emergence of the name of the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi who is said to have entrusted the contractor.

"We make sure that we will further investigate the facts of the trial by the KPK prosecutor team and in the investigation process, which we are currently still finalizing," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, August 4.

The name of the Minister of Transportation was mentioned in a trial held at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Semarang District Court on Thursday, August 3. Was the Director of Infrastructure of the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation Harno Trimadi who at that time testified.

Returning to Ali, he said that the KPK investigators would link Budi's investigation results some time ago. Information at trial must be a concern.

"We are still analyzing the results of the examination," said Ali.

Harno in the trial became a witness for the accused Director of PT Istana Putra Agung, Dion Renato Sugiarto. He revealed that there were a number of contractors entrusted and directions were delivered directly by Budi Karya.

Previously, the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung Dion Renato Sugiarto was charged with giving bribes to officials of the Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation with a total of Rp. 27.9 billion. The provision was made in order to obtain construction work and improve railway lines in three provinces.

The railway line projects carried out by construction service companies in the railway sector are located in Central Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi.