Entrepreneur Giving Gratuity To Former Cirebon Regent Arrested By KPK
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained the President Director of PT Kings Property Indonesia, Sutikno (STN), a suspect giving gratuities to Cirebon Regent Sunjaya Purwadisastra regarding the industrial area permit in Cirebon Regency.
"The KPK detained the STN suspect, the President Director of PT KPI in connection with PT KPI's processing of industrial area permits located in Cirebon Regency," KPK Deputy Chairman Nurul Ghufron said in a press conference broadcast on the KPK YouTube account, Monday, December 21.
Sutikno will be detained for the next 20 days starting from December 21 to January 9, 2021 at the Class I Detention Center, East Jakarta, KPK Branch in the ACLC building plot C1. However, to prevent exposure to COVID-19 in the detention center, he will first carry out independent isolation.
This case started in 2017, when PT KPI intended to invest in Cirebon Regency by building a shoe factory industrial area in Cirebon Regency. As the President Director of PT KPI, Sutikno assigned Sukirno to take care of permits for the related agencies.
Apart from that, he also asked Sukirno to communicate with the local government regarding the plan to build industrial estates or factories and asked him to hold an audience with the community along with village officials regarding the land acquisition plan.
In order for the permit process to run smoothly, STN allegedly ordered Sukirno to give Rp. 4 billion in cash to Cirebon Regent Sunjaya Purwadisastra through his trusted aide.
The money was allegedly given so that SUN was willing to intervene and speed up the entire licensing process of PT KPI in Cirebon Regency.
Furthermore, Sutikno was named by the KPK as a suspect along with GM Hyundai Engineering and Construction Herry Jung (HEJ). The KPK just detained STN today but a similar detention has not been carried out against HEJ.
As a suspect giving gratification, Sutikno was then suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes.