JAKARTA - Former Member of Commission V of the House of Representatives, Sudewo, chose to keep his mouth shut when asked about the involvement of other legislators in the alleged bribery of the railway construction project of the Director General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) for East Java.
This moment occurred after Sudewo underwent an examination at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 12.
He chose to remain silent when asked about the acceptance of money made by members of Commission V of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period to facilitate the DJKA project.
"I apologize," said Sudewo before getting into the KPK detention car.
In the trial of the DJKA bribery case in 2025, the name of Lasarus, who had served as Chairman of Commission V of the DPR, had appeared as a party suspected of receiving money flows. He was said to have asked for a fee of 10 percent.
In addition, there are also 18 names of members of Commission V of the DPR for the period 2019-2024 from various factions who are suspected of enjoying fees. They include Ridwan Bae, Hamka Baco Kady to Sadarestuwati.
As previously reported, the KPK named Sudewo as a suspect in the bribery case for the construction of a railway line project for the Director General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) in East Java.
This determination was made after Sudewo, who served as the Regent of Pati, was caught in a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) related to alleged extortion of filling village apparatus positions in Pati Regency, Central Java.
Sudewo has already been examined by the KPK in the DJKA bribery case on September 22, 2025. He was questioned about the auction arrangement to the alleged provision of project fees for the construction of a train line at the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub).
Meanwhile, Sudewo, after being examined by investigators, chose to be stingy. The Gerindra Party politician underwent an examination from 09.45 WIB to 15.03 WIB at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.
"I was asked for information regarding the train," Sudewo told reporters at the location.
Sudewo also claimed that there was no refund after being examined by the KPK. However, this explanation was delivered incompletely because the aides accompanying him actually hindered the work of reporters at the location.
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