Search for Evidence of Ardito Wijaya's Bribe, Office to the House of the Regent of Central Lampung is Searched by the KPK

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched three post-operation locations of the hand-in-hand (OTT) that ensnared Lampung Tengah Regent Ardito Wijaya today. One of the ones visited by investigators was the regent's office.

"Today, investigators carried out a series of raids at three points, namely the Regent's Office, the Road Construction Agency, and the Lampung Tengah Regent's Office," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through a written statement, Tuesday, December 16.

"In this search, investigators will look for additional evidence needed in the process of handling the case," he continued.

Budi explained that finding evidence was important because investigators continued to investigate other parties suspected of being involved. "Moreover, in the activity of being caught in the act, there was a fact that there was an alleged amount of project fee of around 15-20 percent which was set by the regent for a number of projects in the Central Lampung SKPD," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK held a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) in the Jakarta and Central Lampung regions on Monday and Tuesday, December 9-10. From this activity, the team secured a number of people including the Regent of Central Lampung Ardito Wijaya.

Furthermore, Ardito was named a suspect along with four other people. They are Riki Hendra Saputra as a member of the Lampung Tengah DPRD; Ranu Hari Prasetyo as Ardito's younger brother; Anton Wibowo as acting head of the Lampung Tengah Regional Revenue Agency as well as a close relative of Ardito; and Mohamad Lukman Sjamsuri as a private party or Director of PT Elkaka Mandiri.

Ardito is said to have received a fee of IDR 5.75 billion from a procurement project in Central Lampung. The KPK said the money was obtained through the procurement conditioning mechanism, namely winning a company owned by the family or its winning team.

Of the amount of money he received, Ardito used it for operational funds of Rp500 million and repaid the bank loan when he was running as a candidate for regional head. The value of the debt is said to be Rp5.25 billion.

As a result of Ardito's actions, Anton, Riki, and Ranu as recipients were suspected of violating the provisions of Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 or Article 12 B of Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning Changes to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Lukman as the grantor is suspected of violating the provisions of Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning Changes to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.