The Flow Of Money To The Regent Of Bintan Related To The Issuance Of Cigarette And Alcohol Quota Permits At BP Bintan Continues To Be Investigated By KPK

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the flow of money received by the inactive Bintan Regent Apri Sujadi. This award was allegedly related to the issuance of a quota permit for cigarettes and alcoholic beverages at BP Bintan.

This investigation was carried out by examining two witnesses on Friday, November 26 yesterday. Those examined were the Head of the Facilitation and Coordination Sub-division for Bintan Regency Leaders who were also Apri Sujadi's aide, Rizki Bintani and Norman who were private parties.

"The two witnesses were present and the Investigative Team explored their knowledge related to the alleged flow of money received by the suspect AS and his related parties both before the permit for quotas of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages was granted at BP Bintan until the issuance of the said permit," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri. to reporters, Saturday, November 27.

Not only that, investigators from the anti-corruption commission also examined Apri as a suspect on Thursday, November 25. During the examination, a request for information was made regarding the documents found by the KPK.

Ali said that the document recorded who had been regulated to obtain a quota permit for cigarettes and alcohol.

"(Apri, ed) it was confirmed, among others, related to evidence in the form of several licensing documents for the quota of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages at BP Bintan which allegedly had arranged for who would get the said quota permit," he said.

Previously reported, Apri was named a suspect by the KPK together with the Acting Head of the Bintan KPBPB Concession Agency Moh Saleh H Umar.

Apri was detained at the KPK Rutan Rutan Merah Putih branch while his subordinate Moh Saleh was detained at the KPK Rutan Kavling C1 ACLC Building.

In this case, Apri allegedly received Rp 6.3 billion in money in 2017-2018 while Moh Saleh Umar received Rp 800 million. As a result, the actions of the suspects are alleged to have harmed the state's finances of up to Rp250 billion.