The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Has Opportunity To Snare Corporate Suspects In The Corruption Case Of The Former North Maluku Governor

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to ensnare the mining company involved in the case of former North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba as a corporate suspect. One of them is PT Mineral Trobos, whose main commissioner is David Glen Oei.

"All possibilities and other parties will be investigated by investigators to find evidence of their involvement," KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika told reporters, Friday, November 22.

Tessa said that the determination of corporate suspects could be made if the company also received profits from the corruption case that ensnared Abdul Gani Kasuba. Usually they do things that are against the law to smooth out their actions.

However, Tessa said investigators needed to find two pieces of evidence to identify a corporate suspect.

"In corruption cases involving corporations, companies or legal entities can be criminally blamed if it is proven that acts of corruption were committed on behalf of or for the corporate benefit," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Meanwhile, David Glen as the President Commissioner of PT Mineral Trobos was questioned by anti-corruption commission investigators on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. He was questioned regarding a number of assets related to Abdul Gani Kasuba.

Previously reported, the KPK named the inactive North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of washing up to Rp100 billion.

The determination of this suspect was carried out as the development of the alleged bribery of goods and services procurement projects as well as the granting of permits within the North Maluku Provincial Government. Abdul Gani Kasuba has been sentenced to 8 years in prison in the previous case.

In this case too, the KPK also ensnared Muhaimin Syarif, who is a former chairman of the Gerindra Party DPD and Abdul Gani's confidant. He is currently undergoing trial at the Corruption Court at the Ternate District Court (PN).

Muhaimin was charged with giving bribes to Abdul Gani in the amount of Rp. 4,477,200,000. The money was given several times.

The award aims to influence Abdul Gani's position in order to provide a number of work packages for the procurement of goods and services in North Maluku to Muhaimin. The time of the incident was called the anti-corruption commission from 2021 to 2023.

This bribe is also intended for the issuance of recommendations or proposals from the governor regarding the application for a mining business permit (WIUP) area in North Maluku from 2021 to 2022.