Dragged Into The BJB Case, Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil Was Recorded As Having Assets Of IDR 22.7 Billion

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the house of former West Java Governor (Jabar) Ridwan Kamil or Kang Emil on Monday, March 10 yesterday. This forced effort is related to allegations of corruption in the alleged corruption of PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten, Tbk (BJBR).

Then how much wealth does the chairman of the Golkar Party DPP have?

Based on the e-LHKPN website, Ridwan is recorded to have a wealth of Rp26,065,656,269. However, he has a debt of Rp3,308,238,000 so that his wealth is only Rp22,757,418,269.

Ridwan reported his wealth on February 29, 2024 or when his term as Governor of West Java ended. He conveyed ownership of 21 land and building assets whose value reached Rp. 17,857,551,000.

The location of the assets is also listed in various places, such as West Bandung, West Java; Bandung City, West Java to Gianyar Regency, Bali. Some of them were reported by Ridwan as a grant result with a deed.

Then, Ridwan also recorded ownership of vehicles with a value of Rp. 771,900,000. The details are two cars, namely the 2017 Hyundai Santafe Jeep and the 2022 electric CVT Wuling.

Then Kang Emil also recorded ownership of five motorbikes with the type of the 2017 Royal Enfield Classic 500 Battle Green; Honda Beat Matic 108 in 2018; Kawasaki W175 in 2019; Honda CBR in 2019; and Vespa Matic in 2022.

Furthermore, Ridwan also recorded ownership of other movable assets worth IDR 467,123,000; securities worth IDR 880,000,000; cash and cash equivalents with a value of IDR 5,932,016,760; and other assets worth IDR 157,065,509.

Ridwan Kamil confirmed that his house was ransacked by KPK investigators. He said the forced efforts were carried out by investigators according to the rules.

"That it is true that we were visited by the KPK team regarding the case at BJB. The KPK team has shown an official letter of assignment," Ridwan said in a written statement to reporters, Monday, March 10.

Ridwan ensured that he would cooperate in following the legal process being carried out by the anti-corruption commission. "And fully support or assist the KPK team in a professional manner," said the former Mayor of Bandung.

The KPK has previously issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) to investigate allegations of corruption within Bank BJB. Five people have been named as suspects because they are suspected of causing state losses.

"The article suspected of Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 is related to the procurement of goods or services at Bank BJB," said a VOI source who was delivered on Wednesday, March 5 evening.

The amount of state losses incurred by the five suspects reached hundreds of billions of rupiah. However, the exact figure cannot be conveyed.

The same source also said that the KPK had asked the Directorate General of Immigration to prevent the five suspects from leaving the country for six months. Two of them are internal Bank BJB while the rest are private.

This effort is being made to facilitate the investigation process. The prohibition of traveling abroad can usually be extended as needed.

Meanwhile, the Director of Investigation of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said that the alleged corruption at Bank BJB occurred for the period 2021-2023. It is suspected that there was a fraud related to the installation of advertisements in print and electronic media.

"(The suspicion is related, red) the procurement of goods and services in the form of BJB advertisements in print and electronic media," Asep told reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, March 11.