The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Pursue Parties With Corruption Money In PT Telkom's Subsidiary

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will trace the flow of money from corruption at PT Sigma Cipta Caraka, which is a subsidiary of PT Telkom (Persero). Anyone who enjoys it will be pursued and held accountable.

"So we use the follow the money method, wherever the flow of money flows, of course we will follow it," said KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu as quoted from the KPK YouTube, Thursday, May 16.

"Whoever receives the money, of course we will call and we will ask whether the transfer process is a normal and legal process," he continued.

Investigators also do not hesitate to look for assets purchased using corruption money, said Asep. In fact, parties involved in the buying and selling process can later be summoned.

"It's not in the sense that the person is wrong, that's right. No, but, we want to know what the process is like, how much money is used, what money is received, and so on, like that," he said.

Asep said these various efforts would be made to recover the state losses incurred by the state-owned company. Moreover, it is common in this kind of fraudulent practice that money is obtained to flow to various parties.

"The point is that we want to return as much money as the proceeds from the corruption crime, which are currently being used by these individuals themselves or also channeled to other places," explained Asep.

Previously reported, the KPK suspected that PT Sigma Cipta Caraka, a subsidiary of PT Telkom (Persero), had made fictitious procurement of goods and services. As a result, the state lost hundreds of billions.

"Yes, (the state loss, ed) is also hundreds of billions, it is a fictitious project if I'm not mistaken," said KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata to reporters in Jakarta quoted Wednesday, May 15.

Even so, Alexander did not want to specify the suspects. He only said the money spent was used to carry out projects that never existed.

"Financing (the mode, red). The financing project, but, there is nothing to do, the work is fictitious," he said.

In addition, the anti-corruption commission is currently investigating other alleged corruption related to PT Telkom. However, the KPK is still closing the meeting because this process is usually carried out quietly and only when the investigation begins.