JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works (Minister of Public Works) Dody Hanggodo admitted that he was hit and felt "hit" by his staff who were caught in a hand arrest operation (OTT) in North Sumatra by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
"In response to the KPK OTT a few days ago in North Sumatra, first I had to say "Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun". I was hit hard, and it really hit me hard," said the Minister of Public Works when met in Jakarta, Saturday night as reported by Antara.
According to him, the incident was a strong warning because previously he had repeatedly reminded his staff to work with a clean heart and uphold integrity in serving the people.
"Because I have spoken about the importance of integrity, the importance of bringing God in the heart, but yes... it's still like this," said Dody.
Legal Process
However, Dody still upholds the principle of presumption of innocence and submits the entire legal process to law enforcement officials, including the KPK and the Attorney General's Office.
He emphasized that he would not cover up the case even if officials at the central level were involved, he was ready to submit it to the legal process without any interference.
"After all, I am the 'father' of all these people at the Ministry of Public Works, so I will still uphold the principle of presumption of innocence. But that doesn't mean I will cover it up, no!" he said.
"Even if someone is involved in Pattimura (The central Public Works Ministry office in Jakarta is involved) because of that, I will hand it over (to law enforcement officials)," added Dody.
As a form of follow-up, Dody stated that he had been waiting for President Prabowo Subianto's blessing to immediately evaluate all the structures of the Ministry of Public Works from echelon I officials to commitment-making officials (PPK) to prevent similar incidents.
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Five Suspects
Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named five suspects in the alleged corruption case related to road construction and preservation projects in the North Sumatra (North Sumatra) region.
Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said that there were two suspects from the project run by the Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) of North Sumatra Province (North Sumatra).
"One, TOP as Head of the North Sumatra Province PUPR Service. Two, RES as Head of the Old Mountain UPTD of the North Sumatra Provincial PUPR Service concurrently a commitment-making official (PPK)," he said at a press conference at the KPK Building, Jakarta, Saturday.
Then, one suspect with the initials HEL from the project carried out by the National Road Development Work Unit (PJN) Region 1 North Sumatra.
Then, two suspects from the private sector with the initials KIR as the President Director of PT DNG and RAY as the Director of PT RN. "RAY is the son of KIR," said Asep.
The five suspects were arrested in a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Thursday (26/6/2025) night on suspicion of corruption in an effort to smooth out the project with a total value of Rp231.8 billion.
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