Paulus Tannos Arrested By Singaporean Authorities, KPK Coordinates For Extradition

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to coordinate so that Paulus Tannos can be extradited immediately. The fugitive in the corruption case in the procurement of the electronic identity card project (e-KTP) was arrested by Singapore's security authorities.

"The KPK is currently coordinating with the National Police, the Attorney General's Office, and the Ministry of Law as well as completing the necessary requirements to be able to extradite the person concerned to Indonesia," said Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Fitroh Rohcahyanto to reporters in a written statement, Friday, January 24.

The KPK wants extradition to be carried out immediately so that Tanos can immediately account for his actions. The President Director of PT Sandipala Arthaputra has been on the run since the era of the KPK leadership for the 2015-2019 period.

"Arrest by the Singaporean side at the request of Indonesia or professional arrests," said the former Director of Prosecution of the KPK.

As previously reported, the KPK revealed that Paulus Tannos no longer holds Indonesian passports. As a result, they could not arrest the suspect in the alleged corruption of the Electronic KTP (e-KTP) procurement project even though they had found it in neighboring countries.

The corruption case in the procurement of e-KTP has cost the state up to IDR 2.3 trillion if it refers to the report of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

This case dragged the names of a number of high-ranking officials in the ministry, such as former Director General of Dukcapil Irman and former official at the Ministry of Home Affairs Sugiharto. In addition, there is also the name of former DPR Speaker Setya Novanto, former member of Commission III of the DPR Hanura Faction, Miryam S Haryani, a former member of Commission III of the DPR Markus Nari.

Then the KPK again named four new suspects in the e-KTP case in August 2020. They are former members of Commission II of the DPR from the Hanura Party faction Miryam S Haryani, President Director of the Indonesian State Printing Corporation (PNRI) as well as Chairman of the PNRI Consortium Isnu Edhi Wijaya, Head of the Information Technology Technical Team for the Application of ID cards Husni Fahmi, and President Director of PT Sandipala Arthaputra, Paulus Tanos.