Secretary Of The Riau PUPR Service Not To Be A Suspect, KPK Explains The Reason

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has repatriated the Secretary of the Riau Province Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land Affairs (PUPR PKPP) Ferry Yunanda.

His involvement in the extortion case, which began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Monday, November 3, is still being investigated.

"We are still deepening (the position of the Secretary of the PUPR PKPP Service, ed)," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, November 5.

"Those who are still not (suspects, ed) are okay. Later, while the three (suspects, ed) are running (investigating them, ed) while we are looking for them. Later, if we find evidence, it's enough, we just raise the status," he continued.

Meanwhile, the KPK has named three suspects for alleged extortion related to the addition of the 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Service. They are Riau Governor Abdul Wahid; M. Arief Setiawan as Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land Areas (PUPR PKPP) Riau Province; and Dani M. Nursalam as an expert for the Governor of Riau.

The determination of this suspect began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) in Riau Province on Monday, November 3. They have been detained for the first 20 days until November 23, 2025.

This case began when there was an additional 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Office, which was originally Rp71.6 billion to Rp177.4 billion.

It is suspected that there was a 2.5 percent ability to provide fees which were then discussed at a cafe in the Pekanbaru City area, Riau. The discussion was held between Ferry Yunanda as Secretary of the PUPR PKPP Service along with six UPTs.

Then Ferry conveyed the results of the meeting to M. Arief as Head of the Riau PUPR PKPP Service and representative Abdul Wahid. However, Arief actually asked for 5 percent or Rp. 7 billion and threatened to remove the Head of the UPT who did not deposit.

As a result of their actions, the suspects violated the provisions in Article 12e and/or Article 12f and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.