Former Walkot Yana Mulyana Was Questioned By The KPK Regarding Project Arrangement In Bandung City With The Requirement To Pay Deposits

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is developing allegations of corruption in the procurement of CCTV for the Bandung Smart City program. There are allegations that project arrangements have occurred by setting the number of deposits or fees that must be paid by the private sector.

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said that nine witnesses were questioned on Friday, March 18 yesterday. One of them, the former Mayor of Bandung, Yana Mulyana, who is now a resident of Sukamiskin Prison, Bandung, West Java.

"The witness was present and gave information, including the alleged arrangement of various projects within the Bandung City Government by giving benchmarks for the amount of fees or deposits to private parties if they want to be won," Ali said in a written statement, Monday, March 18.

Apart from Yana, there were eight other witnesses who were also examined to investigate the distribution of the deposit. They are Andri Fernando Sijabat who is the Head of Traffic for the Traffic and Road Equipment Division of the Bandung City Transportation Agency; Yadi Haryadi who is the PPTK PJU/PJL; Head of the Bandung City Transportation Agency Program Subdivision Roni Achmad Kurnia; and Ferlian Hady as Head of Sarana Prasarana.

Then Mulyana, who is the Manager of the Financial Administration of PT Marktel; Komersil Staff of PT Marktel, Ridwan Permana; and a private person named Wahyudi. The seven people were questioned at the PUPR Region IV Bandung Competency Development Center.

Meanwhile, another witness, namely the former Head of the Bandung City Transportation Agency, Khairul Rijal, was questioned by investigators at the Sukamiskin Prison with Yana Mulyana.

Previously reported, the KPK confirmed that it was developing a corruption case in the procurement of CCTV related to the Bandung Smart City program. From the information gathered, five suspects have been named, namely Bandung City Secretary Ema Sumarna with Rianto, Achmad Nugraha, Ferry Cahyadi, and Yudi Cahyadi, all of whom are members of the Bandung City DPRD.

Meanwhile, in the previous case, the Mayor of Yana Mulyana, who has now been removed from being a suspect and tried. He was later sentenced to four years in prison.