JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stopped investigating the alleged corruption case of mining permits and bribes in the environment of the North Konawe Regency Government, Southeast Sulawesi.
The termination of the case was carried out after the KPK assessed that there was not enough evidence to continue the legal process. The KPK has issued a Letter of Termination of Investigation (SP3) for the case that had been rolling since a dozen years ago.
"Yes, the KPK has issued SP3 in this case," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters, Friday, December 26.
In the previous investigation, the KPK had named the former Regent of North Konawe, Aswad Sulaiman, as a suspect in a case allegedly related to the granting of mining exploration power of attorney and mining business permits (IUP) for production operations in the area.
However, after a thorough investigation at the investigation stage, the KPK did not find sufficient evidence to bring the case to the prosecution stage.
"That the time of the case is 2009, and after an in-depth investigation at the investigation stage, there was no sufficient evidence. So the KPK issued SP3 to provide legal certainty to the parties concerned," he said.
Although the investigation was stopped, the KPK emphasized that the case was not completely closed. The anti-corruption institution opened the opportunity to follow up on this case again if there was new relevant information.
"We are open, if the public has new information related to this case to be able to convey it to the KPK," said Budi.
Previously, the KPK had investigated allegations of corruption in granting mining exploration and exploitation permits and mining business permits for production operations from the North Konawe Regency Government in 2007-2014.
In this case, the former Regent of North Konawe Aswad allegedly received bribes of up to Rp. 13 billion from a number of businessmen who were given mining permits in his area. As a result of his actions, he was then named a suspect by the KPK and was considered to have harmed the state up to Rp. 2.7 trillion.
This figure is said by the KPK to come from the sale of nickel production through a process that is not in accordance with the rules. Aswad is suspected of unilaterally revoking mining rights, which are mostly owned by PT Antam.
From all the permits issued, several companies have reached the production stage to be exported. He was then suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. 1.
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