Examine Ex-Minister Of Home Affairs Gamawan Fauzi, KPK Investigate Process Of Procurement Of E-KTP In SBY Era

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the process of procuring e-KTPs that turned out to be bankrupt. This investigation was carried out by examining the former Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Gamawan Fauzi on Wednesday, June 29.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said Gamawan was asked for information regarding the procurement project that occurred when he was in office in 2005-2009.

"The investigation team was present and confirmed, among others, related to the e-KTP procurement process while still serving as the Minister of Home Affairs," said Ali in a written statement, Thursday, June 30.

Meanwhile, after being questioned, Gamawan Fauzi admitted that he was questioned about the Director of PT Sandipala Arthapura Paulus Tannos. However, the minister in the era of the 6th President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) admitted that he had never met the businessman.

"No. How do I know where Tannos is. I've never met him," Gamawan told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, June 29.

"Since before the tender (e-KTP, ed) until now, it has never been met," he continued.

For information, this corruption case in the procurement of e-KTP has cost the state up to Rp. 2.3 trillion when referring to the report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

This case dragged the names of a number of high-ranking officials in the ministry, such as the former Director General of Civil Registration and Civil Registration Irman and a former official at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Sugiharto. In addition, there are also the names of the former chairman of the DPR, Setya Novanto, and the former member of Commission III of the DPR, Markus Nari.

It didn't stop there, on August 20, 2020, the anti-corruption commission named four new suspects in the e-KTP case. They are former members of Commission II DPR Hanura Party Fraction Miryam S Haryani, President Director of the Republic of Indonesia Printing Press (PNRI) and Chairman of the PNRI Consortium Isnu Edhi Wijaya, Head of the Information Technology Technical Team for the Application of KTP Husni Fahmi, and President Director of PT Sandipala Arthaputra, Paulus Tannos.