House Of Former Ministry Of Finance Official Yaya Purnomo Auctioned By KPK, Sold For IDR 2.8 Billion

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has auctioned off the assets of a former Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) official, Yaya Purnomo, who was convicted of managing the Special Allocation Fund (DAK). These assets sell for billions of rupiah.

"(Assets, ed) sold for IDR 2.8 billion in accordance with the limit price," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Ali Fikri told reporters in a written statement, Monday, April 25.

The item that has been auctioned is a package in the form of a plot of land with an area of 193 square meters at the Expert Resort Complex, Mekarsaluyu Village. Next, there is a house with a land area of 161 square meters complete with a certificate of ownership.

Not only that, there are also 57 household items consisting of a number of items including televisions, home theaters, tables, chairs, stoves, dispensers, and sofa beds.

In addition, the KPK also succeeded in auctioning off the assets of the former President Director of PT Hidayah Nur Wahana, Sutrisno who is a convict in a corruption case in the procurement of fertilizers at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). Ali said the assets that had been auctioned were a plot of land and its building at the Greenhill Residence Housing, Jalan Cambodian Hills, Malang, East Java. "The sale was Rp. 600 million from the limit price of Rp. 566 million," he said.

The total that has been collected by the KPK from the auction of the assets of the two convicts of corruption cases reached Rp. 3.4 billion. Furthermore, the money will be deposited into the state treasury as a form of asset recovery or asset recovery.

The KPK ensures that it will continue to make efforts to recover state assets from corruption. One way is to auction off the booty from the corrupt.

"It is hoped that the optimization of asset recovery from the auction proceeds from the corruption case will be able to contribute more to the income of the state treasury," said Ali.