KPK: Procurement Of Goods And Services The Classic Mode Of Corruption

Ketua KPK Firli Bahuri (Foto: Wardhani Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri revealed that the procurement of goods and services is a mode that often occurs and is often found in corruption crimes.

This was conveyed by him after naming the Mayor of Bekasi Rahmat Effendi as a suspect in the alleged bribery in the procurement of goods and services as well as the auction of positions in the Bekasi City Government (Pemkot).

"Corruption in the procurement of goods and services has become a classic mode," said Firli, quoted from the Indonesian KPK's YouTube show, Friday, January 7.

The former deputy for prosecution of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that this mode of corruption did involve many people. This is because this imprecise practice occurs from a series of planning, implementation, to supervision.

Thus, Firli asked regional heads to improve their governance system. The goal is to avoid violent acts through the mode of procurement of goods and services.

Moreover, fraud or corruption in the process of procuring goods and services will harm the community. This is because the quality of the projects built and other goods will decline.

"The final impact (corruption of procurement of goods and services, ed) is a decline in the quality of goods and services produced as development products that are felt directly by the community," said Firli.

"The arrest involving the regional head is at the same time our common homework that the improvement of accountable and transparent governance systems and governance must continue to be improved in order to prevent corruption from happening again," he added. responsibility for the welfare of society. Meanwhile, the private sector must continue to be committed to building an anti-corruption culture by not giving bribes to state officials.

"KPK reminds that the responsibility of a regional head on the people's mandate is to carry out government and development that will prosper the people. Not to take personal advantage by abusing his authority," said Firli.

As previously reported, the KPK named Pepen along with eight other people as suspects after being caught in a red-handed operation (OTT) on Wednesday, January 5.

Pepen with M. Bunyamin who is the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP Bekasi City; 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 bribe recipients.

Meanwhile the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril; private 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.