KPK Prevents Mardani Maming From Going Abroad

ILLUSTRA TION BY VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) asked the Directorate General (DG) of Immigration to prevent the General Treasurer (Bendum) of the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) Mardani H Maming. This precaution is valid for six months.

"It's true (prevented, ed) valid from June 16, 2022 to December 16, 2022," said Sub-Coordinator of Public Relations of the Directorate General of Immigration Achmad Nur Saleh to reporters, Monday, June 20.

The purpose of this prevention is not explained. Only the KPK knows because the Directorate General of Immigration did not provide detailed information.

Separately, Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission Alexander Marwata said that the alleged bribery of mining business licenses had entered the investigation stage. However, the suspects have not yet been announced.

"We haven't officially announced it because as friends know we will announce when there is an attempt to force detention, what is the purpose? To provide certainty to the suspects," Alexander told reporters at the ACLC KPK building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Monday. , June 20.

Previously, Mardani H Maming had been questioned by KPK investigators some time ago. After being questioned, he admitted that he was asked for information regarding his problem with the owner of PT Jhonlin Group Samsudin Andi Arsyad alias Haji Isam.

Even so, Maming's name was actually mentioned as receiving Rp89 billion in money in a trial for alleged bribery of a mining business permit (IUP) in Tanah Bumbu Regency which was held at the Tipikor Court, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Kalsel).

This allegation was conveyed by the younger brother of former President Director of PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara (PCN) Henry Soetio, Christian Soetio. At that time, Christian claimed to know that there was a flow of funds to the former Regent of Tanah Bumbu Mardani H Maming through PT Permata Abadi Raya (PAR) and PT Trans Surya Perkasa (TSP).

The money transfer has been going on since 2014. The amount of tens of billions of rupiah is referred to as the amount quoted based on PT PCN's financial statements.