4 Witnesses Of Alleged Corruption In The Construction Of A Tsunami Shelter Worked By The KPK Today

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned four witnesses regarding the alleged corruption in the construction of a temporary evacuation site (TES) or tsunami shelter in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) today, Monday, July 22. One of those summoned was Ika Sri Rezeki, who is the Head of the Investment Facilities Center of the Director General of Human Settlements, Cipta Karya NTB.

"Today the KPK is examining witnesses," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Monday, July 22.

In addition, the anti-corruption commission also summoned three other witnesses, namely Jublina Marselina Tawa (JMT) who is the SPM publisher official; Baiq Fatmi (BF) who is the treasurer; and Technical Assistant at the PBL Satker Director General of Human Settlements, Ministry of PUPR NTB who is also a member of the working group, Purwanto Joko Astriyo (PJA). Tessa has not yet detailed the material for the examination of the four people.

"The examination was carried out at the Red and White KPK Building," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption in the construction of a temporary evacuation site (TES) or tsunami shelter in NTB. There are two people who have been named as suspects, details of one is a state administrator and another comes from a state-owned company.

It was stated that this development was carried out by the Building and Environmental Planning Task Force, the Implementation Activities for Building and Environmental Planning (PBL) of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in 2014. The investigation into the alleged corruption has been carried out since 2023.

The shelter development budget, which ends up being corrupted, comes from the Ministry of PUPR. The alleged mode of development is to reduce the quality of development.

As a result, the shelter or temporary place that was built was damaged. In fact, this building is needed for the community when a tsunami disaster occurs.