JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is monitoring the statement of the Minister of Forestry (Menhut) Raja Juli Antoni regarding the envelope from the Regent of Kuansing Suhardiman Amby. The purpose of the gift to the Secretary General of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) will be investigated by investigators in the process of handling the alleged corruption in the release of the Limited Production Forest (HPT) area.
This was conveyed by KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo when asked about Raja Juli's confession regarding the envelope given by Suhardiman Amby.
In his statement, Raja Juli Antoni admitted that there was an envelope left by Suhardiman after the meeting on June 2 or a few weeks before OTT was carried out. However, the return was made on June 29.
"What was conveyed is certainly an enrichment of information for investigators," Budi told reporters through his written statement, July 3.
The investigator, continued Budi, will investigate several things later. "Is the money in the envelope given by the regent related to the process of releasing forest area permits," he said.
Budi also said that the opportunity to summon Raja Juli was open. "This is as stated in the initial information obtained by the KPK that there was money collection by the regent from a number of KUDs in the Kuansing area," he said.
"So the investigators are certainly open to requesting information from parties who can explain this."
As previously reported, the KPK named three people as suspects in the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) of alleged bribes for filling the position of Kuansing Regent. They are Kuansing Regent Suhardiman Amby, Kuansing Regent Zulkarnain, and Ardiles as President Director of PT Mitra Ideal Consultant.
In the construction of the case, Suhardiman allegedly asked for one unit of Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR-S worth around Rp2.05 billion to the participants of the selection for the position of the Regional Secretary.
The request was fulfilled by Zulkarnain who bought the vehicle through a credit scheme using Ardiles' identity for financing applications.
In addition, the KPK also found other alleged receipts made by Suhardiman related to the process of releasing Limited Production Forest (HPT) areas. Investigators are said to be tracing the amount of receipts, the mechanism of giving to the party suspected of receiving.
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