KPK Guarantees Suspect Of Alleged Corruption In BRI EDC Procurement To Be Immediately Determined

KPK/ANTARA/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat Building

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it will soon identify a suspect in the alleged corruption in the procurement of EDC machines for Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) or BBRI.

This was conveyed by the KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo after explaining that the investigation of the case was still using a general investigation warrant (sprindik). He said, anyone involved must be held accountable for their actions.

"The KPK will immediately convey the responsible parties and be named as suspects, yes," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Thursday, July 3.

Budi said the determination of the suspect would not take long. This is because there has been a lot of evidence collected from the investigation stage to the investigation.

The procurement of BRI EDC machines in 2020-2024 has cost the state up to IDR 700 billion. Meanwhile, the budget value reached IDR 2.1 trillion.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) or BBRI. It is suspected that there has been a corrupt practice related to the procurement of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) machines which functions to process payment transactions electronically.

"The alleged corruption related to EDC procurement," said Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Fitroh Rochahyanto to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, June 26.

In this case, the KPK has submitted prevention abroad against 13 people to the Directorate General of Immigration on Thursday, June 26. One that is reportedly prohibited from traveling is Catur Budi Harto, who is the former Deputy Director of BRI.

Catur was also questioned by investigators on Thursday, June 26. He was asked at the KPK office from 09.45 to 12.15 WIB.

Then, investigators searched BRI's office on Jalan Gatot Subroto and Sudirman, Jakarta. From this forced attempt, a number of evidences were confiscated, including financial records.