KPK Reveals Rahmat Effendi Received Money From Bekasi City Government Employees For Operations

KPK press conference regarding OTT Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri revealed that Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi or Pepen received money from employees in the Bekasi City Government (Pemkot). The money is a commission from the position they currently occupy.

"The suspect RE is also suspected of receiving a sum of money from several employees of the Bekasi City Government as cuts related to the position he held," said Firli at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, January 6.

Furthermore, the money received by Pepen was used for its operations. The total amount was not explained but the money had been used until the remaining Rp600 million was carried out when the hand-catching operation (OTT) was carried out on Wednesday, January 5.

"In addition, related to project management and contract labor at the Bekasi City Government, RE is suspected of receiving an amount of Rp. 30 million from AA through MB," said Firli.

AA is Ali Amril who is the Director of PT MAM Energindo while MB is the Secretary of the Bekasi City Investment and PTSP Office, M Bunyamin.

In this case, the KPK has named Rahmat Effendi along with eight other people as suspects in the alleged bribery in the procurement of goods and services as well as the auction of positions in the Bekasi City Government.

Pepen with M. Bunyamin who is the Secretary of the Bekasi City Investment Office and PTSP; Head of Kati Sari Village, Mulyadi alias Bayong; Jatisampurna Sub-district Head, Wahyudin; and the Head of the Bekasi City Housing, Settlement and Land Office, Jumhana Lutfi, were named as recipients of bribes.

Meanwhile the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril; private company named Lai Bui Min; Director of PT Kota Bintang Rayatri, Suryadi; and the sub-district head of Rawa Lumbu, Makhfud Saifudin, was named the bribe giver.

For their actions, Pepen and other bribe recipients were suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 and Article 12 letter f and Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code.

While the bribe givers are suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.