JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled the examination of five witnesses for alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) today, January 29.
One of them is Randy Kusumaatmadja who is Ridwan Kamil's personal assistant when he served as the Governor of West Java 2018-2023.
"The examination was carried out at the West Java Police office," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his statement, Thursday, January 30.
In addition, the KPK also summoned four other witnesses, namely Ervin Yanuardi Effendi as the Head of the West Java Governor's Household; Joko Hartoto as the Head of SKAI Bank BJB; Djunianto Lemuel as the Director of Golden Money Changer; Arti who is an employee of Golde Money Changer; and Wena Natasha Olivia who has the status of a housewife.
Budi has not detailed the presence of these five witnesses and what will be investigated. However, they are suspected of knowing the practice of lancung which ended up causing losses to the state's finances.
"KPK has scheduled a hearing of witnesses related to alleged criminal acts of corruption in the procurement of advertisements at the West Java and Banten Regional Development Bank (BJB)," said Budi.
Ridwan Kamil was dragged into the whirlpool of alleged corruption at Bank BJB and had been questioned on Tuesday, December 2. He was then investigated regarding non-budgetary funds used to purchase a number of assets.
For your information, non-budgeter funds are the difference between paying for Bank BJB advertising procurement that is returned by the winning company. The KPK's management is carried out by the corporate secretary (corsec) of the regional bank for unplanned purposes.
As previously reported, the KPK has named five suspects related to alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).
They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of the Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB Widi Hartoto; Operator of the Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan Agency; Operator of the BSC Advertising Agency and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Operator of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama (CKSB) and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama (CKMB) Raden Sophan Jaya Kusuma.
The investigation order (sprindik) for this case was issued on February 27, 2025. The actions of the five suspects are suspected of having made the state lose up to IDR 222 billion.
Currently, no arrests have been made against the five suspects. However, they have been prevented from traveling abroad for six months and can be extended as needed for investigation.
In handling this alleged corruption, investigators have searched a number of places. One of them, the private house of former Governor Ridwan Kamil and seized one unit of Royal Enfield motorcycle and one unit of Mercedes Benz 280 SL from a workshop in the Bandung City area.
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