The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Did Not Examine President Habibie's Son Because He Was Abroad

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) canceled examining the son of the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia BJ Habibie, Ilham Akbar Habibie, on Friday, August 22, 2025. He was abroad so that he could not fulfill the summons regarding the alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).

"Today I didn't come. The person is still abroad," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, to reporters quoted on Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Meanwhile, based on the information collected, Ilham Habibie will actually be questioned regarding the purchase of assets whose money comes from Bank BJB non-budgeters funds.

The KPK once said that this non-budgeter fund was money obtained from the difference in paying for advertising procurement by Bank BJB. The agency's company is suspected of returning the money through the Corporate Secretary Division (Corsec).

The assets purchased were said to be the Mercedes Benz 280 SL which was confiscated from the hands of the former Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil.

When confirmed about this, Asep did not confirm but also did not deny it. He only said the examination of Ilham had not been carried out.

"That today was not present, so we can't convey it yet," he asserted.

Previously reported, the KPK confiscated evidence related to the corruption case in the placement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) for the period 2021-2023. Among them are deposits worth IDR 70 billion to vehicles.

"We also confiscated a sum of money, but in the form of deposits of approximately Rp. 70 billion, then there were several two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles," said Acting Director of KPK Investigation, Budi Sokmo, to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

In this case, five suspects have been named. They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB Widi Hartoto; Agency Controller Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan; Agency Controller of BSC Advertising and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Controlling of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama (CKSB) and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama (CKMB) Raden Sophan Jaya Kusuma.

This case investigation warrant (sprindik) was issued on February 27, 2025. The actions of the five suspects are suspected of having caused the state to lose up to Rp22 billion.

Currently, the detention has not been carried out on five suspects. However, they have been prevented from traveling abroad for six months and can be extended according to the needs of the investigation.