The Corruption Eradication Commission, The Capital City Formed By Anies Baswedan, Is Criticized For Being Mute When Jakarta Budget Irregularities Arise
JAKARTA - It turns out that the DKI Provincial Government has overpaid in the procurement of fire cars amounting to IDR 6.5 billion. This was revealed in the findings of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).
Secretary General of the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA), Misbah Hasan questioned how the performance of the Corruption Prevention Committee for the Capital City which was formed by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan.
Since taking office, Anies established the Capital Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as one of the areas in the Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP). The Capital Corruption Eradication Commission is chaired by Bambang Widjojanto.
"With this case, the performance of the Corruption Prevention Committee is questionable," said Misbah when contacted by VOI, Monday, April 19.
Misbah said, the occurrence of overpayments usually occurs because the goods procurement process does not follow the standard price for goods set by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government itself.
If it escapes the BPK's examination, said Misbah, this will open up gaps in corruption practices by the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government. Here, the role of the Capital City Corruption Eradication Commission should be to prevent potential corruption. However, they are not heard from their performance.
"So far, irregularities in the budgeting process in DKI have made this committee not make a sound," he said.
Previously, the Jakarta Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) revealed that there was an overpayment for the purchase of fire extinguishers by the DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency (Gulkarmat).
Based on the 2019 DKI Provincial Government financial reports, the BPK found four packages of funds for the procurement of fire engines with expenses that exceed the price of the equipment. The total overpayment was recorded at around IDR 6.5 billion.
The details, the submersible unit has a real price of Rp. 9 billion, a contract value of Rp. 9, 7 billion, then the difference is Rp. 761 million. Then the quick response unit with a real price of IDR 36.2 billion, a contract value of IDR 39.6 billion, then the difference is IDR 3.4 billion.
Furthermore, fire fighting units in mass transportation facilities with a real price of Rp. 7 billion, a contract value of Rp. 7.8 billion, the difference is Rp. 844 million. Then, the unit for decomposing fire materials, the real price is IDR 32 billion, the contract value is IDR 33 billion, the difference is IDR 1 billion.
Later, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, said that 90 percent of the overpaid has been returned. However, there is still 10 percent that has not been paid.