KPK is looking for the Ministry of Transportation who is suspected of receiving project fees in DJKA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the submission of project fees to the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). The investigation was carried out by examining three witnesses related to the alleged bribery of the railway construction project of the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) on Thursday, May 21.

The three witnesses examined were Karseno Endra as a consultant and contractor for CV Parama Prima; Syafiq Multi who is a contractor; and Putu Sumarjaya as the former Head of the Class I Semarang Railway Engineering Office from 2021 to 2023. They underwent examination at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"In this examination, investigators are investigating the alleged arrangement of the project and the submission of fees to the Ministry of Transportation," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement quoted on Monday, May 25.

In this case, the KPK has confiscated the money that was returned by the former expert staff of Budi Karya Sumadi when he served as Minister of Transportation (Menhub), Robby Kurniawan. This coercive effort was carried out after he underwent an examination on Monday, May 18.

From this return, the anti-corruption commission will investigate where the money is flowing. Including, there is a suspicion that the money flows to Budi Karya Sumadi who serves as the Minister of Transportation.

As previously reported, the KPK continues to develop the bribery case for the East Java Regional Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). Most recently, Sudewo as a former Member of Commission V of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2020-2024 was named a suspect.

The determination of the suspect was made by the KPK after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) against Sudewo who served as the Regent of Pati.

In the process, the KPK also promised to investigate members of Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the period 2019-2024 who enjoyed the flow of money. One of them is Lasarus as the Chairman of Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives at that time and was said in the trial to enjoy a project fee of 10 percent.

Lasarus is suspected of receiving money flows with members of Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the period 2019-2024 from various factions who are suspected of enjoying fees. They include Ridwan Bae, Hamka Baco Kady to Sadarestuwati.