In The Aftermath Of The DJKA Bribery Case, The Secretary General Of The Ministry Of Transportation Was Summoned By The KPK Today

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) Novie Riyanto today, Thursday, January 18.

He will be worked on as a witness by investigators in the bribery case for the procurement of railroads at the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA).

"Located at the KPK's Red and White Building, the investigative team has scheduled summons and examination of witnesses," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, January 18.

The material for the investigation has not been detailed on Novie. However, Ali said this summons was related to two new suspects from elements of the state civil apparatus (ASN).

The anti-corruption commission has just developed allegations of bribery in the procurement of rails at DJKA by looking at the facts of the trial. There are two new suspects but not yet announced.

Previously reported, in the DJKA bribery case, 12 people have been named as suspects. They are the Director of PT Bhakti Karya Utama, Asta Danika; Director of PT Putra Kharisma Sejahtera, Zulfikar Fahmi.

In addition, the Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi; PPK Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP Jabagteng) Bernard Hasibuan; Head of Central Java BTP Putu Sumarjaya; PPK BPKA South Sulawesi Achmad Affandi.

Asta Danika became a suspect with Zulfikar Fahmi for allegedly bribing the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the Bandung Synto Pirjani Railway Engineering Center Hutabarat for Rp935 million. The gift was given so that he would get a project at BTP Bandung, namely the Lampegan-Cianjur railway line improvement project.

In addition to the names above, the anti-corruption commission also named another suspect, namely PPK for Railway Infrastructure Care Fadliansyah; PPK BTP Jabagbar Synto Pirjani Hutabarat; Director of PT Istana Putra Agung Dion Renato Sugiarto; Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma Muchamad Hikmat.

Then, Yoseph Ibrahim as Director of PT KA Management Properti until February 2023; and Parjono as VP of PT KA Property Management. Part of this name is currently undergoing trial at the Corruption Court (Tipikor).