KPK Finalizes Calculation Of State Losses Due To Corruption In Procurement Of X-Ray At The Agricultural Quarantine Agency

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to finalize the calculation of state losses related to allegations of corruption in the procurement of X-Ray at the Agricultural Quarantine Agency. This step was taken by examining two witnesses together with the auditor of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) on Tuesday, February 11.

"The witness was presented by investigators to be clarified by the auditor in the context of finalizing the calculation of state losses," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters in a statement, Wednesday, February 12.

The witnesses who were summoned and clarified by the auditors were Arief Sofyan and Eplin Sianturi. They are a procurement committee or working group (pokja).

"The examination at the KPK's Red and White building," said Tessa.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption in the procurement of static x-rays, mobile x-rays, and x-ray trailers or containers at the Ministry of Agriculture's Agricultural Quarantine Agency (Kementan). A total of six people have been prevented from leaving the country, namely WH, IP, MB, SUD, CS and RF.

One of the six people is the former Secretary of the Quarantine Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture Wisnu Haryana. This prevention was requested by the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights based on Decree Number 1064 of 2024 and valid for six months.

The KPK said that the state losses due to this procurement allegedly reached Rp82 billion. However, the exact number could change because the auditors are still calculating for sure.