KPK Searched The Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Lampung's Turn

The KPK investigator team after conducting a search at the Dean Building of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lampung (Unila). (AMONG)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to look for evidence related to the alleged bribery of accepting students at the University of Lampung (Unila). Today, Tuesday, August 23 investigators conducted a search.

"Investigators are still continuing to forcefully search one of the Unila Medical Faculty buildings, Lampung," said KPK News Section Head Ali Fikri to reporters, Tuesday, August 23.

He said the search was still ongoing. Investigators are still combing the building to look for evidence related to the alleged bribery that ensnared the Chancellor of Unila Karomani.

As previously reported, the KPK conducted a search of the Unila Rectorate Building on Monday, August 22. Investigators at that time found documents and electronic goods suspected of being related to the perpetrators' actions.

In this case, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named four suspects for alleged bribery of accepting new students at the University of Lampung in 2022. The determination of these suspects began with arrest operations carried out in Lampung, Bandung and Bali.

The suspects involved in this case are the Chancellor of the University of Lampung 2020-2024 Karomani; Vice Chancellor I for Academic Affairs, University of Lampung Heryandi; Chairman of the Senate of the University of Lampung Muhammad Basri; and private Andi Desfiandi.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that Karomani was suspected of fixing the price of seats for prospective new students on his campus at a price ranging from Rp. 100 million to Rp. 350 million when carrying out the Independent Selection for Entrance to the University of Lampung (Simanila). This request was made after Heryandi and Muhammad Basri personally selected the student's parents' ability to pay.

As for one of the families of the prospective Simanila participants, Andi then took the initiative to pay after his family was accepted as a student because of Karomani's assistance. He then handed over Rp150 million in cash in Lampung which was taken by a lecturer, namely Mualimin.

From his actions, Karomani allegedly managed to collect Rp603 million from Mualimin which was then used for personal purposes amounting to Rp575 million.

Meanwhile, from Muhammad Basri and Budi Sutomo who are Head of the Planning and Public Relations Bureau at the University of Lampung, it is suspected that the total money received by Karomani reached Rp. 4.4 billion. This money is then transferred to savings deposits, gold bars, and some are still in cash.