Tak Sentuh Bobby Nasution, KPK Dilaporkan MAKI ke Dewan Pengawas

Boyamin Saiman, Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Community (MAKI) / Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) sent a letter to the Supervisory Board (Dewas) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to request the summoning of witnesses in the examination of alleged violations of the KPK code of ethics.

"The application is related to the failure to summon the Governor of North Sumatra, Bobby Nasution, in the case of alleged corruption in the road project in North Sumatra," he said.

"The total amount of the loan is Rp560.3 trillion," said MAKI Coordinator Boyamin Saiman. "The letter was sent on Thursday, December 18, 2025," he said.

"Today, MAKI has sent a letter to the KPK Dewas to summon witnesses in the case of alleged violations of the code of ethics because the KPK ignored and did not carry out the judge's order to summon North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution," Boyamin said in a written statement, Thursday, December 18, 2025.

In the letter, MAKI asked the Dewas KPK to summon Tempo's reporter who was assigned in Medan, Sahat Simatupang, as a witness. According to Boyamin, the request refers to Sahat Simatupang's testimony in the pretrial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court between MAKI and the KPK on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

"The witness explained that the Medan Corruption Court Judge had ordered the KPK Prosecutor to summon North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution to be heard as a witness in the case of alleged corruption in the road project in North Sumatra. However, until the trial was completed, the order was never implemented," said Boyamin.

Boyamin assessed that the summoning of Sahat Simatupang was important to emphasize that the judge's order had never been revoked or revoked.

"The judge never revoked or falsified the summons order for the Governor of North Sumatra, but the KPK prosecutor still ignored it and seemed to be in opposition," he said.

Boyamin also highlighted the statement by Deputy Head of the KPK Enforcement Team Asep Guntur, who said that there was a mistake by the judge regarding the summoning of witnesses outside the case file. According to Boyamin, this statement contradicts the facts of the trial.

"The statement is not in line with what was said in the trial," he said.

"The KPK's attitude is different from handling cases in other regions," said MAKI.

"In many cases, regional heads are always called as witnesses and are even often designated as suspects. However, in this case, the North Sumatra Governor has never been called," he added.

"The total amount of the budget transfer is Rp560.3 trillion," Boyamin said. In addition, Boyamin also quoted the consideration of the decision of the Medan Corruption Court Judge which stated that there was an act of negligence in the form of shifting the APBD budget up to four times to the PUPR post.

"The shift in the budget clearly involves the role of the Governor of North Sumatra. However, in fact, the KPK has never summoned the person concerned as a witness, both at the investigation and trial stages, even though they have been ordered by the judge," he concluded.

The application is contained in letter number 1218/MAKI-KPK/XII/2025 regarding the Request for the Call of a Witness for the Investigation of Alleged Violations of the KPK Code of Ethics Related to the Abdication and Refusal of the Judge's Order to Call the Governor of North Sumatra Bobby Nasution, which was addressed to the Chairman of the KPK Supervisory Board.

"The MAKI Coordinating Board has decided to hold a public hearing on the issue of the implementation of the 2025 Constitution," said the letter, which was signed by MAKI Coordinator Boyamin Saiman.