KPK has the opportunity to ask PPATK to find the flow of BJB Bank funds from Ridwan Kamil to Aura Kasih

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to ask for assistance from the Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) to trace the flow of non-budgeter funds from the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).

This was conveyed by KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo when asked about the flow of money in the case that dragged former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, including to artist Aura Kasih.

The name is known to have been suspected of having a close relationship with Ridwan Kamil. This news was widely circulated among netizens when the beginning of the divorce process of the Golkar Party politician with his wife, Atalia Praratya.

"In a search for money flows, the use of financial transaction data from PPATK certainly opens up the possibility of being carried out," said Budi when contacted by VOI via an SMS, Wednesday, January 7.

Budi said PPATK's involvement in investigating the flow of corrupt money was not new.

"PPATK also continues to support the legal process of alleged corruption by the KPK, where the money from alleged corruption is often channeled to other parties, including for the purchase of an asset," he said.

Some time ago, Budi had mentioned that there were allegations that a number of women around Ridwan Kamil also enjoyed non-budgetary funds from Bank BJB.

Non-budgeter funds are the difference between paying for the procurement of Bank BJB advertisements that was returned by the winning company. The KPK said that the management was carried out by the corporate secretary (corsec) of the regional bank for unplanned purposes.

"Maybe there is (a gift other than to Lisa Mariana or Aura Kasih, ed). This is still being investigated where it is going," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, December 23.

"Whether there are other parties, whether for the purchase of assets. Well, that's all that is also investigated," he continued.

Ridwan Kamil was dragged into the whirlpool of alleged corruption at Bank BJB and had been questioned on Tuesday, December 2. He was then investigated regarding non-budgetary funds used to purchase a number of assets.

Meanwhile, the KPK has named five suspects related to alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).

They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of the Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB Widi Hartoto; Operator of the Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan Agency; Operator of the BSC Advertising Agency and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Operator of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama (CKSB) and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama (CKMB) Raden Sophan Jaya Kusuma.

The investigation order (sprindik) for this case was issued on February 27, 2025. The actions of the five suspects are suspected of having made the state lose up to IDR 222 billion.

Currently, no arrests have been made against the five suspects. However, they have been prevented from traveling abroad for six months and can be extended as needed for investigation.

In handling this alleged corruption, investigators have searched a number of places. One of them, the private house of former Governor Ridwan Kamil and seized one unit of Royal Enfield motorcycle and one unit of Mercedes Benz 280 SL from a workshop in the Bandung City area.