A Total Of 4 BPK Auditors Charged With Accepting A Bribery Of IDR 1.9 Billion From Ade Yasin

BANDUNG - Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have charged four West Java Auditors with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) with accepting bribes from the inactive Bogor Regent, Ade Yasin, amounting to IDR 1.9 billion.

KPK prosecutor, Feby Dwiyandospendy, said the four defendants were Anthon Merdiansyah as the head of the sub-auditor, Arko Mulawan as the auditor, Gerri Ginanjar as the auditor, and Hendra Nur as the auditor. Meanwhile, the trial of the defendant who gave the bribe, Ade Yasin, has already entered the examination of witnesses.

"Doing or participating in doing several actions that are related in such a way that it is seen as a continuing act, namely receiving gifts or promises in the form of money totaling IDR 1,935,000,000 from Ade Yasin", said Dwiyandospendy, at the Bandung District Court, Bandung, West Java, Antara, Wednesday, September 7.

According to the prosecutor, the bribe was given by Yasin and his subordinates to condition the Bogor Regency Government's Financial Report for the 2021 Fiscal Year to obtain an Unqualified Opinion (WTP). In fact, according to the prosecutor, this is contrary to the defendant's obligation as an auditor.

The defendants were charged with accepting bribes from Yasin in the period from October 2021 to April 2022. At that time, the Bogor Regency Government was in the middle of an annual examination by the West Java BPK on the Bogor Regency LKPD FY 2020.

During the examination, Yasin then ordered his trusted person, Ihsan Ayatullah, to condition the findings of the examination by the West Java BPK examination team by giving some money to the team.

In addition to Yasin's directive, the prosecutor said that the accused auditor had also asked the Bogor Regency Government for money several times. Among other things, said the prosecutor, asking for bribes to help pay for school fees for Agus Khotib as Head of the West Java BPK Representative, and other requests.

Prosecutors said that the accused auditor received bribes from various nominals. Among them, said the prosecutor, Hendra received IDR 520 million, Anton IDR 25 million and IDR 350 million, Arko IDR 195 million, and Gerri IDR 195 million.