Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Investigate Unreasonable Property Ownership Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron (Photo: DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it will investigate the unnatural property of the inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi or Pepen.

This will be done after Pepen is named as a suspect in receiving bribes and it is found that his property ownership does not match his income.

"We will continue to develop irrational assets," said KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron as quoted from the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Wednesday, January 12.

Ghufron ensured that his party would continue to investigate. Including finding out where the source of these assets funds. However, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) currently chooses to focus on dealing with allegations of bribery in the procurement of goods and services as well as the auction of positions in the Bekasi City Government.

"Once again, everything is still open to be developed later. However, we are currently still focusing on bribes and gratuities," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK has named Rahmat Effendi or Pepen 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 is suspected of receiving billions of rupiah as a commitment fee from the private sector whose land was acquired for a project belonging to the Bekasi City Government and received compensation. However, he called the money a mosque donation code.

In addition to the bribes above, the anti-corruption commission also revealed that Pepen received money related to project management and contract labor at the Bekasi City Government in the amount of Rp. 30 million. The money was given by the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril and received by the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP Bekasi City, M Bunyamin.

Later, he also received some money from employees at the Bekasi City Government in return for their position. However, it did not specify how much money the Golkar Party politician received.

However, the money found from the gifts given by the employees was only Rp600 million left when the silent operation was carried out. Allegedly, the money already exists which was used in part to meet its operational needs.