KPK Will Investigate Allegations Of Rahmat Effendi's Bribery Flow To His Family

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ensures that it continues to investigate the receipt of bribes by the inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi or Pepen. Not only that, the flow of money to his family will also be investigated further.

This was conveyed because there was information that the Pepen family also enjoyed the money from their presumptuous practices. So, the KPK confirmed that it would look for evidence related to the circulating news.

"We will definitely confirm all information with the witnesses we summon," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, to reporters, Tuesday, January 25.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Rahmat Effendi or Pepen along with eight other people as suspects in the alleged bribery in the procurement of goods and services as well as the auction of positions in the Bekasi City Government.

Pepen together with the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP, M Bunyamin; Head of Jatisari Village, Mulyadi; Jatisampurna Sub-district Head, Wahyudin; and the Head of the Bekasi City Housing, Settlement and Land Office, Jumhana Lutfi, were named as recipients of bribes.

Meanwhile, the four suspected givers are the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril; private party, Lai Bui Min; Director of Kota Bintang Rayatri, Suryadi; and the sub-district head of Rawalumbu, Makhfud Saifudin.

Pepen is suspected of receiving billions of rupiah as a commitment fee from the private sector whose land was acquired for a project belonging to the Bekasi City Government and received compensation. However, he called the money a mosque donation code.

In addition to the bribes above, the anti-corruption commission revealed that Pepen also received money related to project management and contract labor at the Bekasi City Government in the amount of Rp. 30 million. The money was given by the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril and received by the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP Bekasi City, M Bunyamin.

Furthermore, he received some money from employees at the Bekasi City Government in exchange for their position. However, it did not specify how much money the Golkar Party politician received.

However, the money found from the gifts given by the employees was only Rp600 million left when the silent operation was carried out. Allegedly, the money already exists which was used in part to meet its operational needs.