Bakamla Corruption, KPK Investigators Detain Two Suspects

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained two suspects in a corruption case related to the procurement of integrated information transportation equipment for the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) for the 2016 fiscal year.

Two suspects, namely the Head of the Bakamla RI Procurement Service Unit for the Year 2016 Leni Marlena (LM) and the Member or Coordinator of the Bakamla RI Procurement Service Unit for the Year 2016, Juli Amar Ma'ruf (JAM).

"For the sake of investigation, the KPK will detain LM and JAM. LM and JAM have been named as suspects announced in July 2019 in a case of alleged corruption related to the procurement of Bakamla integrated information transportation equipment for the 2016 Fiscal Year," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement Karyoto during a press conference. at the KPK building, Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, December 1.

He said the suspects were detained for 20 days from December 1, 2020 to December 20, 2020.

"The suspect LM is detained at the Class I State Detention Center, East Jakarta, KPK Branch, which is located at Jalan Kuningan Persada Kav-4, Setiabudi, Kuningan, South Jakarta. The suspect JAM is detained at the Class I State Detention Center, East Jakarta, KPK Branch, which is located at the Detention Center. Pomdam Jaya Guntur, South Jakarta, "said Karyoto.

As a health protocol for the prevention of COVID-19, he continued, detainees would first be isolated independently for 14 days at the KPK branch detention center at the ACLC KPK building (the old KPK building), Jakarta.

It is known that the two suspects together with the President Director of PT CMI Teknologi (CMIT) Rahardjo Pratjihno and Bambang Udoyo as the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) were appointed by the KPK as suspects on July 31, 2019 in the development of the case at Bakalam RI.

Leni and Juli are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Bambang Udoyo in this case was handled by the TNI AL Military Police because at the time he served as PPK he was a member of the Indonesian Navy.

Meanwhile, Rahardjo is in an appeal after being convicted by the Panel of Judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) for 5 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 600 million, a subsidiary of 6 months in prison.

The four of them are suspected of benefiting themselves and / or other parties which are suspected of causing state losses of around Rp.63.8 billion based on calculations from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).