The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Has Apparently Examined The Police Regarding Allegations Of Road Project Corruption In North Sumatra

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined members of the National Police as witnesses to the alleged bribery of road construction projects at the PUPR Service and the North Sumatra PJN Region 1 Satker. Investigators have already pocketed the information needed.

"KPK has also investigated a member of the police and has gone well," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday night, July 22.

Budi did not specify the person being questioned and when the summons was made. He only mentioned that the request for information was supported by the North Sumatra Police.

As for the investigation, Budi said investigators asked for information regarding the road construction project. One of them relates to the flow of bribes.

"In general, related to cases related to road construction projects in North Sumatra. Of course, what is the procurement process, then the flow of money to any party, is all traced by investigators," said Budi.

"So that in its development it is also not only related to projects at the PJN 1 Center in the North Sumatra region and also in PUPR, North Sumatra province," he continued.

Investigators have also pocketed another project that was carried out by one of the companies belonging to the suspect.

"In some districts or other cities, investigators continue to search," said Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK held a hand arrest operation (OTT) in the North Sumatra region on Thursday, June 26. It is suspected that money was given in the road construction project in the province.

From this forced effort, the KPK then named Typhoon Obaja Putra Ginting or Typhoon Ginting as the Head of PUPR Office of North Sumatra Province as a suspect along with four other people. They are Effendi Siregar's Rasul as the Head of the Old Mountain UPTD of the North Sumatra Province PUPR Service concurrently the Commitment Making Officer (PPK); Heiyanto as PPK PJN Satker Region I North Sumatra Province; M. Akhirun Efendi Siregar as the President Director of PT DNG; and M. Rayhan Dulasmi Pilang as Director of PT RN.

The Typhoon was in the spotlight because it was inaugurated as the Head of PUPR on February 24 by the Governor of North Sumatra Bobby Nasution. He previously served as Head of the Public Works Service or the Department of Water Resources, Highways and Construction Development of Medan City and had served as Acting (Plt) of the Medan City Secretary when the son-in-law of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia sat as Mayor of Medan.

The KPK revealed that there were six road construction projects with a budget of IDR 231.8 billion that were suspected of bribery. The details are as follows:

1. Preservation of Jalan Simpang Pinang-Gunung Tua-Simpang Pal XI 2023 (project value of Rp56.5 billion);

2. Preservation of Jalan Simpang, Pinang City, Gunung Tua-Simpang, Pal XI 2024 (project value of IDR 17.5 billion);

3. Rehabilitation of Jalan Simpang Pinang-Gunung Tua-Simpang Pal XI and handling of avalanches 2025;

4. Preservation of Jalan Simpang Pinang-Gunung Tua-Simpang Pal XI 2025;

5. Construction of the Sipiongoit Road on the Labusel boundary (project value of Rp. 96 billion); and

6. Construction of Jalan Hutaimbaru-Sipiongot (project value of IDR 61.8 billion).