JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the involvement of former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil in the alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo initially explained that there were two clusters in handling this case. First, related to state losses that ensnared five suspects.
"Then in the second cluster, we went in to investigate how the communications were carried out by Mr. RK who was then serving as the Governor of West Java with the BJB," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, January 30.
Not stopping there, Budi also emphasized that investigators were investigating the activities carried out by Ridwan Kamil while in office. "Both in the country and abroad, including with anyone, what is the importance of it, and also the source of financing," he said.
Regarding overseas activities, the KPK has sniffed out money exchange to support the activities of Golkar politicians in the 2021-2024 period. "The value reaches billions of rupiah," said Budi.
However, all of these allegations will be confirmed to the alleged witnesses. "And this will also continue to roll and the investigators will certainly continue to dig from other witnesses to strengthen the evidence obtained in this case."
For information, 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.
Non-budgeter funds are the difference between paying for the procurement of Bank BJB advertisements that was returned by the winning company. The KPK said that the management was 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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