Corruption Of Satellite Imagery Not Only Losses The State, But Has An Impact On Natural Disasters

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the alleged corruption in the High Resolution Satellite Image (CSRT) procurement project which it is currently investigating has not only resulted in state losses of IDR 179.1 billion. But it also has an impact on natural disasters. This is because CSRT is important for the state to map spatial planning and the environment in Indonesia.

"These high-resolution satellite imagery photos can be the basis for issuing permits and law enforcement related to spatial planning violations," KPK Deputy Chairman Alexander Marwata said in a press conference broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube account, Monday, January 25.

With such important benefits, it should be, procurement of satellite imagery must be carried out with full integrity and in accordance with applicable regulations.

This is important, because without good satellite imagery it is difficult to detect any spatial violations. In addition, the results of this satellite image can also be used to form the basis for regional spatial planning including mining and settlements.

"One of the impacts of the violation of regional spatial planning is natural disasters like the ones currently occurring everywhere," he said.

Previously reported, in the CSRT corruption case at the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) in collaboration with LAPAN, the KPK initially named two suspects, namely Priyadi Kardono (RK) and Muchamad Muchlis (MUM). Priyadi Kardono is the Head of the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) for the 2014-2016 period, while Muchamad Muchlis is the Head of the Center for Aerospace Technology Utilization (Kapusfatekgan) LAPAN for the 2013-2015 period.

Furthermore, KPK appointed the President Commissioner of PT Ametis Indogeo Prakarsa (AIP), Lissa Rukmi Utari as a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of High Resolution Satellite Imagery (CSRT) at the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) in collaboration with LAPAN.

He is suspected of having a meeting with the Head of the Geospatial Information Agency for 2014-2016 Priyadi Kardono, and the Head of the Center for Aerospace Technology Utilization (Kapusfatekgan) LAPAN in 2013-2015 Muchamad Muchlis.

This meeting then resulted in engineering agreements on various Terms of Reference (TOR) documents as the basis for the implementation of this project.

In addition, KPK also suspected that Lissa had received payment in full and that she was also active in collecting payments without complete required documents. Several price payment documents were changed.