The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Has The Opportunity To Apply The Money Laundering Article In The ASDP Corruption Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that investigators will continue to investigate allegations of corruption in business cooperation (KSU) and the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry in 2019-2022. Including applying the article on money laundering (TPPU) to save state losses.

"Will this lead to a TPPU, for this it is still being investigated by investigators," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters quoted on Monday, October 21.

Tessa menjelaskan surat perintah penyidikan (sprindik) yang sudah diterbitkan dalam kasus ini berkaitan dengan Pasal 2 dan Pasal 3 atau kerugian negara. TPPU tentunya dapat diterbitkan sprindiknya untuk mencapai aset-asset yang sudah diri- namakan, sudah dialih bentuk yang itu memungkinkan penyidik untuk menyelamatkan aset atau asset recovery pada surat perintah penyidikan yang terbit, tegasnya.

However, continued Tessa, the KPK may not issue new sprindiks regarding allegations of money laundering offenses. Provided that all assets resulting from corruption in the acquisition of private companies by ASDP can be returned to the state.

"If all assets can be recovered or restored using an active investigation warrant in this case article 2 and article 3. The KPK does not or this money laundering investigation warrant must not be issued," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

As for this case, the anti-corruption commission has confiscated 15 plots of land and buildings worth hundreds of billions of rupiah from the suspect and the owner of PT Jembatan Nusantara, Adjie. This forced effort was made when the KPK examined him on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Previously reported, the KPK is currently investigating cases of corruption in business cooperation (KSU) and the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero). It is suspected that there was a state loss of up to Rp1.27 trillion and it is still changing because the calculation continues.

There are a total of four suspects in this case. From the information gathered, they are Ira Puspadewi who is the president director; Harry MAC as planning and development director; Yusuf Hadi who is the commercial and service director; and Adjie who is the owner of PT Jembatan Nusantara.

A VOI source said this loss arose because the acquisition process for PT Jembatan Nusantara did not comply with the regulations. Reporting from a number of reports, PT ASDP purchased PT Jembatan Nusantara in February 2022 with a value of IDR 1.3 trillion.

This state-owned company then controlled 100 percent of PT Jembatan Nusantara shares with 53 ships under management. "The process (in carrying out business cooperation and acquisition, ed) has no legal basis," he said.

"So all acquisition rules are violated," is still quoted from the same source.