JAKARTA - The former regent of Tanah Bumbu Mardani H. Maming has finally officially become a prisoner of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for alleged bribery and gratification of mining business permits. He is said to have received IDR 104.3 billion in cash.
Having been declared on the wanted list (DPO), Mardani and his legal counsel finally arrived at the KPK's Merah Putih Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta on Thursday, July 28. The general treasurer of the inactive Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board was then officially wearing an orange vest with handcuffs.
"KPK has upgraded the status of this case to the investigation by announcing the following suspects, MM (Mardani H. Maming) the Regent of Tanah Bumbu for the period 2010-2015 and 2016-2018," Alexander said during a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.
After being detained, Mardani was then detained for the first 20 days from July 28 to August 16. He will occupy the KPK Detention Center at Pomdam Jaya Guntur.
In the press conference, the anti-corruption commission explained that Mardani, who is the Regent of Tanah Bumbu, has the authority, among other things, to grant mining business permits. He was approached by PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara (PCN) controller Henry Soetio to obtain an IUP on behalf of PT Bangun Karya Pratama Lestari covering an area of 370 hectares.
"In response to Herry Soetio's wish, in early 2011, MM allegedly brought together Raden Dwidjono Putrohadi Sutopo, who at that time served as Head of the Tanah Bumbu Mining and Energy Service," said Alexander.
"During the meeting, MM allegedly ordered Raden Dwidjono Putrohadi Sutopo to assist and expedite the IUP OP application from Henry Soetio," he continued.
Then, the IUP related to the transition from PT BKPL to PT PCN was issued. However, the process turned out to be experiencing some oddities, such as the date being pushed back without the initials of several authorized officials.
Alexander said the permit transfer was suspected of violating the provisions of Article 93 paragraph (1) of Law Number 4 of 2009 which reads, "IUP and IUPK holders may not transfer their IUP and IUPK to other parties."
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In addition, Mardani is also suspected of creating a fictitious company by forming PT Angsana Terminal Utama (ATU). The KPK suspects that the business monopolizes the management of the port that supports mining operational activities.
"As for the company, the composition of the board of directors and shareholders is still affiliated and managed by the MM family with the control of the company still being carried out by MM," he said.
Furthermore, the KPK suspects that Mardani received money from Henry Soetio through a trusted person or his company. To smooth this out, it is suspected that an underlying cooperation agreement was made to cover the flow of money from PT PCN.
"The money was allegedly received in the form of cash or account transfers in the amount of around IDR 104.3 billion in the period 2014 to 2020," said Alexander.
Become The Sole Suspect
Mardani was only named as a suspect alone. The bribe giver, Henry Soetio, was declared dead so that he was free from legal entanglement.
"In the exposure, it turns out that the giver Hendry Soetio (controller of PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara or PCN) has died. So the giver has died," said Alexander.
Even so, the KPK remains confident that it can investigate this case. Alexander said his party already had the evidence.
"And this case actually has a wedge with the case handled by the Attorney General regarding the head of the mining and energy service," he said.
As a result of his actions, Mardani was then suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.
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