Paulus Tannos Fugitive KPK Arrested By Singaporean Authorities At Changi Airport

Illustration of the KPK building in Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. (ANTARA-Fianda Sjofjan Rassat

JAKARTA - Singapore's security authorities have arrested a fugitive from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Paulus Tannos. The suspect in alleged corruption in the procurement of electronic identity cards (e-KTP) is at Changi International Airport in Singapore.

"(Arrested, red) in Changi," said a VOI source when confirmed, Friday, January 24.

This source said Paul had just traveled from abroad. However, it has not been informed when the arrest process will be carried out.

Meanwhile, KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika has not detailed the arrest. Including confirming Paulus was arrested at Changi International Airport, Singapore.

He only ensured that the extradition process against Paulus was being carried out. "I can't reveal any information regarding this, because the process is still ongoing. We'll just have to wait for the update," he said.

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.