Former President Director Of Taspen Antonius Kosasih Asked His Men To Be Witnesses To Relieve To The KPK

KPK Spokesperson Team Budi Prasetyo/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has finished examining an employee of PT Taspen (Persero), Andi Ryza Fardiansyah today. He was questioned after being filed as a mitigating witness regarding the fictitious investment case at the state-owned company.

"Witnesses are present," said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, May 6.

Budi did not specify the material examined by the witness. He only said that Andi's presence was because he was asked by the former President Director of PT Taspen, Antonius NS Kosasih, who was currently serving a period of detention.

"The witness was asked by the suspect to be examined as a mitigating witness for the suspect," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK has detained former Director of PT Taspen (Persero) Antonius NS Kosasih and former President Director of PT Insight Investment Management Ekiawan Heri Primayanto regarding the alleged corruption of fictitious investments in the state-owned company. Their actions allegedly cost the state up to Rp200 billion.

This case began when PT Taspen (Persero) placed an investment of IDR 1 trillion in the RD I-Next G2 mutual fund managed by PT Insight Investment Management. The private company then spread it to a number of investments but not according to the rules.

In detail, Rp78 billion is managed by PT Insight Investment Management. Then, as much as Rp2.2 billion is managed by PT VSI; Rp102 million is managed by PT PS; Rp44 million goes to PT SM; and other parties affiliated with Kosasih and Ekiawan.

In this case, the investigative team has also searched two apartment units in Rasuna Said, South Jakarta on January 8 and 9. From these forced attempts, the anti-corruption commission confiscated Rp300 million in foreign currency US dollars, Singapore dollars, pounds, won, and baht.

Not only that, investigators also confiscated a number of luxury bags, documents or letters related to ownership of assets and electronic evidence allegedly related to the case being investigated.