KPK Ready to Fight Pre-Trial Petition for BPK South Sumatra Employee Suspected of Bribery Case

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is ready to fight the pre-trial filed by the Head of the South Sumatra Representative (Sumsel) Financial Investigation Agency (BPK) Investigation Team, Titin Rita Lestari, at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). This lawsuit is referred to as a form of control to test the formal aspect of the determination of suspects.

Titin is a suspect in the alleged bribery case of conditioning the BPK inspection report in the Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra.

"The KPK respects the legal efforts taken by the suspect TTN through the pre-trial mechanism as a right guaranteed by the provisions of laws and regulations," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo through a written statement to reporters, Tuesday, August 4.

"Pre-trial is an instrument of control in the criminal justice system to test the formal aspects of law enforcement actions, so the KPK considers the process as part of the checks and balances mechanism," he continued.

Budi ensured that all the processes in handling the alleged corruption case related to the BPK audit findings on the Muara Enim Regency Government had been carried out in accordance with applicable laws. The determination of the suspect against Titin has also been carried out in accordance with the sufficiency of the evidence.

Therefore, the KPK ensured that it was ready to face the lawsuit filed by the South Sumatra BPK employee.

"Regarding the object of the pretrial application which tests the legality or not of the determination of the suspect, the KPK assures that the determination of the suspect against TTN has met all the formal and material requirements as stipulated in the laws and regulations and has been based on valid evidence in accordance with the provisions of the criminal procedure law," said Budi.

"KPK will certainly face this pre-trial process by presenting all the necessary legal arguments and evidence before the judge. We believe that the pre-trial trial process will provide room for objective formal testing of each legal action that has been taken."

Titin sued the status of a suspect set by the KPK on Friday, August 31. The PN Jaksel Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) recorded this lawsuit with case number: 131/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL.

"Classification of cases: the validity or invalidity of the attempt to forcibly determine the suspect," quoted from the SIPP PN South Jakarta.

The defendant in this case is the KPK cq Pimpinan KPK. The first trial is planned to be held on Tuesday, August 18.

As previously reported, the KPK has named five people as suspects in the alleged bribery case related to the audit of the 2025 Fiscal Year Government of Muara Enim Regency (Pemkab) financial statements. They are the Head of the BPK Inspection Team for South Sumatra Representative Titin Rita Lestari (TTN), private party Augus Dwianggara (AGG), Muara Enim Regent Edison (EDS), Director of PT Millenium Solusi Abadi Fika (FK), and Marketing PT Millenium Solusi Abadi Cory Erin Hardi (CRH).

In the construction of the case revealed by the KPK, the alleged request for a fee of around IDR 1.6 billion was said to have emerged to change the findings of the BPK audit on the financial statements of the Muara Enim Regency Government.

This matter began when the examination of the financial statements of the Muara Enim Regency Government for the 2025 Fiscal Year was carried out by the South Sumatra BPK Representative. From the audit process, it was found that the results of the examination exceeded the materiality limit and were then included in the Audit Report (LHP).

Furthermore, the management of the audit results was allegedly carried out through a private party named Augus Dwianggara alias Angga. In the process, coordination with Titin Rita Lestari as the Technical Controller of the BPK audit was also allegedly carried out to follow up on changes to the audit results.

To meet the fee requirements, funds from the private sector that worked on the procurement project of smart boards in the Muara Enim Education and Culture Office were allegedly involved. Of the collected money, some were said to have been distributed to a number of parties through two distribution clusters in Jakarta and South Sumatra.