Orders His Subordinates To Coordinate Setya Novanto's Money Laundering Offense To The National Police, Nawawi KPK: I Ask For An Answer The Day After Tomorrow!

Press conference at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada/Wardhany T-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pomolango asked the Deputy for Coordination and Supervision of Didik Agung Widjanarko to coordinate with the National Police.

This step is related to the investigation into the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU) former Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Setya Novanto.

Nawawi said that the deputy led by Didik had to coordinate with the National Police. The reason is that these investigations intersect because the KPK has handled the bribery case that ensnared the former Golkar Party politician.

"About the money laundering offense that was suspected of Setya Novanto, I also ask for this to be there (coordination, ed). Because that's where the deputy korsup is, Mr. Didik, yes," Nawawi said to Didik who accompanied him at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada , South Jakarta, Thursday, August 11th.

He asked his subordinates to find out to what extent the police investigated the alleged crime of money laundering.

"Is it necessary, is it really in place or what? Should we supervise it, at the last level, do we need to take over,"

"Because the first corruption crime was handled by the KPK," said Nawawi.

Nawawi wants all these questions to be answered as soon as possible. Moreover, the alleged money laundering offense was said to have been investigated by the police for some time.

"I ask that there will be an answer the day after tomorrow from the Deputy of Korsup for the questions raised," he said.

Some time ago, the Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman asked the KPK to take over the investigation into the alleged money laundering offences conducted by Setya Novanto. He said the investigation was stalled at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit.

"Because the Bareskrim case is no longer running, this must be taken over by the KPK because the main case of e-KTP corruption is with the KPK," said Boyamin.

In addition, the KPK is also being urged to add new suspects in the alleged money laundering offences. One of the names of the parties who can be named a suspect is businessman Made Oka Masagung.

Made Oka's name emerged because he was suspected of helping the former Golkar Party politician hide the money from the e-KTP corruption with the investment transaction mode in Singapore.

For information, Setya Novanto was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison. In addition, he is required to pay a replacement money of 7.3 million US dollars minus Rp. 5 billion which has been deposited with investigators.

The verdict against Setnov was handed down because he was proven to have received US$7.3 million from the procurement of the e-KTP project which resulted in state losses of up to Rp2.3 trillion. In addition, he is said to have influenced the budgeting process, procurement of goods and services, as well as the project auction process.