The Director General Of Budget At The Ministry Of Finance Was Questioned By The KPK Regarding PNBP From Coal Mining In The Rita Widyasari Case
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is looking for non-tax state revenue (PNBP) from a coal mine in Kutai Kertanegara through the Director General of Budget at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Isa Rachmatarwarta.
His testimony as a witness was needed to investigate the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU) of the former Kutai Kertanegara Regent Rita Widyasari. Isa was questioned at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta on Tuesday, October 22.
"For witness IR, the witness was asked for his statement regarding the PNBP from coal production in Kutai Negara Regency," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, October 24.
As previously reported, the KPK is still focusing on investigating the receipt of metric tons by the Regent of Kutai Kertanegara Rita Widyasari in every coal mining exploration process. This process will later lead to the completion of the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU).
"So now we are finishing first with the metric ton. That's why there were those (checked, red) in East Kalimantan. We also checked several people in Surabaya, we searched, we confiscated, and others," said KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters quoted on Friday, September 27.
As for the money laundering case, Rita was named a suspect along with Commissioner of PT Media Bangun Bersama, Khairudin on January 16, 2018. Both are suspected of washing money from the results of project gratuities and licensing at the Kutai Kertanegara Provincial Government worth Rp436 billion.
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Rita is currently a resident of Pondok Bambu Women's Prison, East Jakarta because she was proven to have received gratuities of Rp. 110.7 billion and bribes of up to Rp. 6 billion from permit applicants and project partners. He had to serve a sentence of 10 years in prison which was handed down by the Jakarta Corruption Court on July 6, 2018.
To resolve this case, the anti-corruption commission has also confiscated vehicle attributes consisting of cars and motorbikes up to billions of rupiah. Forced efforts were made after investigators searched nine offices and 19 houses including those belonging to a coal entrepreneur from East Kalimantan, Said Amin.