Riding The Mercedes Benz S CLAss, Ilham Habibie Visits The KPK Building To Be Examined Regarding Bank BJB

The son of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia B. J. Habibie, Ilham Akbar Habibie (DOK Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The son of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia B. J. Habibie, Ilham Akbar Habibie visited the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta today, September 3. He admitted that he would be questioned regarding the alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).

From observations at the location, Ilham Habibie arrived at the anti-corruption commission office at around 12.48 WIB. He arrived in a black Mercedes Benz.

Ini sebagai saksi, saksi untuk (kasus korupsi di, red) BJB. Itu saja yang saya tahu, kata Ilham kepada wartawan di lokasi.

Ilham admitted that he was ready to be summoned for questioning by investigators. "I think the others will be answered when they come out because I don't know anything," he said.

Meanwhile, when asked about the Mercedes Benz 280 SL confiscated from former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, Ilham did not want to talk much. He admitted that there was too much speculation conveyed.

However, he agreed to the classic car on behalf of his father. "Yes, it's a legacy," he said.

"I will answer later, how about it? Because I want to register first. But later we will talk again," continued the former deputy candidate for governor of West Java 2024-2029.

Ilham Habibie was supposed to be questioned on Friday, August 22. However, he was not present because he was abroad.

Meanwhile, based on the information collected, Ilham Habibie will actually be questioned regarding the purchase of assets whose money comes from Bank BJB non-budgeters.

The KPK once said that this non-budgeter fund was money obtained from the difference in paying for the procurement of advertisements by Bank BJB. The agency company is suspected of returning the money through the Corporate Secretary Division (Corsec).

The assets purchased were said to be the Mercedes Benz 280 SL which was confiscated at a workshop because it was being restored.

Previously reported, the KPK confiscated evidence related to the corruption case in the placement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) for the period 2021-2023. Among them are deposits worth IDR 70 billion to vehicles.

"We also confiscated a sum of money, but in the form of deposits of approximately Rp. 70 billion, then there were several two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles," said Acting Director of KPK Investigation, Budi Sokmo, to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

In this case, five suspects have been named. They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB Widi Hartoto; Agency Controller Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan; Agency Controller of BSC Advertising and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Controlling of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama (CKSB) and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama (CKMB) Raden Sophan Jaya Kusuma.

This case investigation warrant (sprindik) was issued on February 27, 2025. The actions of the five suspects are suspected of having caused the state to lose up to Rp22 billion.

Currently, the detention has not been carried out on five suspects. However, they have been prevented from traveling abroad for six months and can be extended according to the needs of the investigation.