Examined As A Suspect, Harry Sidabuke Is Questioned By The KPK Regarding The Procurement Of Social Assistance For COVID-19

KPK Building (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI) only Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is examining the suspect in the alleged bribery case for the provision of social assistance (bansos) COVID-19, Harry Sidabuke. Investigators are questioning the entrepreneur regarding his participation in the social assistance procurement project.

"HS (Harry Sidabuke) is being investigated as a suspect and his statements are examined regarding how he will participate in the social assistance project for the Jabodetabek area in 2020 at the Ministry of Social Affairs," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri, Friday, January 22.

Not only that, Harry, who was questioned Thursday, January 21, was also asked about the money given to certain parties at the Ministry of Social Affairs for the project.

In this case, the KPK named a number of suspects in the corruption case of social assistance (bansos) food packages for COVID-19 treatment in the Jabodetabek area including the non-active Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Batubara.

Apart from Juliari, the KPK also named four other suspects, namely the Commitment Making Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs (PPK) MJS and AW as the recipient of the bribe and AIM and HS as the giver of the bribe.

This case began when Juliari appointed two commitment-making officials (PPK) Matheus Joko Santoso and Adi to carry out this project by directly appointing partners. The KPK suspects that it was agreed that there was a fee from the work package that partners had to pay to the Ministry of Social Affairs.

As for the fee for each COVID-19 social assistance package that Matheus and Adi agreed to, it was IDR 10,000 from a value of IDR 300 thousand.

Matheus and Adi then made work contracts with several suppliers as partners for providing social assistance in May-November 2020. The partners chosen were AIM, HS, and PT Rajawali Parama Indonesia alias PT RPI which allegedly belonged to Matheus and whose appointment was known to Juliari.

In the first phase of the distribution of social assistance, a fee of IDR 12 billion is suspected. Matheus gave around Rp. 8.2 billion in cash to Juliari through Adi which was then used to meet personal needs.

In this silent operation, the KPK also confiscated evidence in the form of money that had been prepared from the bribes, namely AIM and HS in one of the apartments in Jakarta and Bandung. Rp14.5 billion was kept in a number of suitcases and bags and consisted of rupiah denominations and foreign currency.