Ade Yasin Allegedly Gave Orders To His Subordinates To Prepare Operational Money For The West Java BPK Team

Bogor Regency Regent Ade Yasin wears a KPK detention vest after undergoing an examination at the KPK Red and White Building (Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the inactive Bogor Regent Ade Yasin ordered his subordinates in the Regional Apparatus Work Unit (SKPD) to prepare operational funds for a team from the West Java Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

This allegation was investigated by eight witnesses, including the Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) of Bogor Regency, Teuku Mulya. This investigation is related to the alleged bribery in the management of the Bogor Regency Government's financial statements for the 2021 fiscal year which ensnared Ade Yasin.

"The investigative team has examined a number of witnesses for suspect AY," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, in a written statement, Monday, June 13.

Apart from Teuku Mulya, seven other witnesses were examined. They are Head of Bappenda Bogor Regency Arif Rahman; Bogor Regency Inspector, former Head of Bogor Regency BPKAD Ade Jaya Munadi; and Irban V Inspectorate of Bogor Regency Temsy Nurdin.

Furthermore, the Head of Class A Regional Tax UPT, Jonggol Mika Rosadi, was also examined; Head of Sub Division of Financial Administration of Bogor Regency Secretariat Ruli Fathurahman; Sub-Coordinator for Reporting from the Bogor Regency BPKAD Service, Hanny Lesmanawaty; and civil servants at Cibinong Hospital, Bogor Solihin Regency.

Ali said the operational money collected from the SKPD would later be given to the West Java BPK team during the audit process.

"The witnesses were present and confirmed, among other things, related to the alleged continued direction from suspect AY so that several SKPDs audited by the suspect ATM et al to prepare operational money during the audit process," he said.

Actually, the KPK will also examine the Secretary of the Bogor Regency BPKAD Andri Hadian. Only, he wasn't there.

"It was rescheduled," said Ali.

Previously, the KPK had named Ade Yasin along with seven other people in the alleged bribery case related to the management of the Bogor Regency Government (Pemkab) financial reports, West Java for the 2021 fiscal year.

As donors, namely the Bogor Regent for the 2018-2023 period Ade Yasin (AY), Secretary of the Bogor Regency Office Maulana Adam (MA), Head of the Regional Treasury for the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Bogor Regency Ihsan Ayatullah (IA), and officials who made commitments. (PPK) at the Bogor Regency PUPR Office, Rizki Taufik (RT).

While the four suspects who received bribes, namely employees of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Representative of West Java/Head of Sub Auditorat Jabar III/technical controller Anthon Merdiansyah (ATM), employees of BPK Representative of West Java/Chairman of the Interim Audit Team of Bogor Regency Arko Mulawan (AM), employee West Java Representative BPK/investigator Hendra Nur Rahmatullah Karwita (HNRK), and West Java Representative BPK/investigator Gerri Ginajar Trie Rahmatullah (GGTR).

The determination of Ade and seven other people as suspects began with the Hand Catch Operation (OTT). The evidence confiscated by the KPK was in the form of money with a value of Rp. 1.024 billion.

In this case, Ade wants Bogor Regency to achieve the Unqualified Predicate (WTP) for the 2021 fiscal year. However, during the audit process, Ade gave money of up to Rp. 1.9 billion to the auditor team.

This grant is held from February to April. "A minimum of Rp. 10 million, up to a total of Rp. 1.9 billion during the examination," said Firli.