KPK Opens Opportunity To Summon Ketum PP Japto And NasDem Politician Ahmad Ali After His House Was Ransacked

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon the Chairman of the Pancasila Youth (PP) Japto Soerjosoemarno and NasDem Party politician Ahmad Ali.

This possibility arose after investigators searched their second house related to allegations of corruption that ensnared former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari on Tuesday, February 4. KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika said any findings obtained by investigators would be re-confirmed.

As for Ahmad Ali's house, investigators from the anti-corruption commission confiscated money in rupiah and foreign currency worth Rp3.49 billion; documents; electronic evidence and also bags and branded watches.

Meanwhile, from Japto's house, investigators confiscated 11 cars. The details include Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, Landrover Defender, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes Benz, Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi Coldis, and Suzuki.

Then also confiscated money in rupiah and foreign currency worth Rp56 billion, documents and electronic evidence.

"It is necessary to confirm the evidence, both related and other matters, to those who know about the evidence that has been confiscated," Tessa told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 6.

Even so, Tessa said that this summons would later become the investigator's authority. "We'll just have to wait together if there is a call for an examination," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK continues to investigate allegations of corruption related to coal exports that ensnared Rita Widyasari as the former Regent of Kutai Kartanegara. In fact, non-tax state revenues (PNBP) continue to be investigated.

It is suspected that Rita received ton metric money in every coal mining exploration process. This investigation was carried out by the KPK as an entry point to investigate allegations of money laundering (TPPU).

In the money laundering case, Rita has been named a suspect along with Commissioner of PT Media Bangun Bersama, Khairudin on January 16, 2018. They are suspected of washing money from the results of project gratuities and licensing at the Kutai Kartanegara Provincial Government worth Rp436 billion.

Rita is currently a resident of Pondok Bambu Women's Prison, East Jakarta because she was proven to have received gratuities of Rp. 110.7 billion and bribes of up to Rp. 6 billion from permit applicants and project partners. He had to serve a sentence of 10 years in prison which was handed down by the Jakarta Corruption Court on July 6, 2018.