Corruption At Sabang Pier, KPK Confiscates IDR 80 Billion From PT Nindya Karya And PT Tuah Sejati

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated money and a number of assets up to tens of billions of rupiah from PT Nindya Karya and PT Tuah Sejati.

The two companies were named as corporate suspects related to allegations of corruption in the implementation of the Sabang jetty construction project financed by the State Budget for the 2006 to 2011 Fiscal Years.

"KPK has confiscated money and several assets with a value of around Rp. 80 billion from more than the two corporate suspects," said Acting Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, to reporters, Friday, December 31.

Ali said the confiscation of the money was carried out to maximize the return of assets or asset recovery from the proceeds of criminal acts of corruption. Moreover, the two corporate suspects are suspected of having harmed the state up to Rp313.3 billion.

In addition, the KPK has examined 140 witnesses in the case.

PT Nindya Karya and PT Tuah through Heru Sulaksono as the Head of PT Nindya North Sumatra Branch and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam concurrently the power of Nindya Sejati Joint Operation have committed acts against the law and abused their authority to enrich themselves or other people or a corporation related to project implementation work worth Rp793 billion.

In 2004 the project value of IDR 7 billion was not carried out in the period 2004-2005 due to the Aceh Tsunami disaster. However, an advance has been received in the amount of Rp1.4 billion which has been deducted by tax.

In general, deviation engineering is carried out by direct appointment of Nindya Sejati Join Operation which from the beginning has been designed and directed as the winner of the development implementer.