JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon Google regarding the investigation into alleged corruption in the procurement of Google Cloud at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek).
Acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement Asep Guntur Rahayu said this opportunity was open because Google was the service provider. This procurement took place in the Nadiem Anwar Makarim era or Nadiem Makarim became the Minister of Education and Culture.
"Will it be checked, that means, from Google? The parties, of course, will it be part of ... This is a process where there is procurement, yes, cloud rentals like that. Of course we will ask for information later," Asep told reporters quoted Monday, August 4.
Even so, Asep has not been able to detail Google from representatives of Indonesia or companies that hold licenses. "We are (investigating, red)," he said.
"We will ask for information regarding the parties related to the procurement of Google Cloud so that the problem is clearer," continued Asep, who also serves as Director of KPK Investigations.
Dalam penyelidikan ini, Asep telah menyampaikan pemanggilan terhadap Nadiem juga berpeluang dilakukan. Apalagi, penyelidik sudah memeriksa kiosk Handayani selaku staf khusus mantan bos GoJek itu pada Rabu, 30 Juli.
"Pak NM will ask for information in due time, it is related to the procurement of Google Cloud," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday night, July 31.
Previously reported, the KPK said that the investigation into alleged corruption in the procurement of Google Cloud was still ongoing. Investigation is being carried out to find the fraudulent mode of practice.
"This is what we are investigating. Is this happening too expensive or what," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters quoted on Saturday, July 26.
Asep said that the procurement of Google Cloud, which was suspected of being corrupted, occurred during the COVID-19 or 2020 pandemic. At that time, the government did make online school rules due to activity restrictions to prevent transmission of the virus.
This Google Cloud, he continued, serves to store data such as tasks to test results. Asep said, the way it works is actually the same as the current online storage on smart cellphones.
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"We ourselves want to store photos, videos, or what, we are stored in the cloud. That's paying. Well, this too. The cloud is what we are investigating," he said.
Furthermore, Asep emphasized that this investigation is different from the Chromebook corruption investigation which has been handled by the Attorney General's Office (AGO). If Google Cloud is one of the software. The software is to place data, store data from all over Indonesia, all schools in Indonesia," said the KPK Director of Investigation.
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