Investigate The Provision Of Money To Accelerate HGU Management At BPN Riau, The KPK Checks 10 Witnesses

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating allegations of giving a sum of money to accelerate the management of the extension of business rights at the Regional Office of the National Land Agency of Riau Province. The KPK investigated it through the examination of 10 witnesses at the Riau Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) Representative Office on Tuesday, October 11. "His knowledge is explored, among others, the alleged existence of direction from one of the officials at the Riau BPN Regional Office related to this case to accelerate the management of the extension of the HGU from the private sector who have given some money," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, October 12. The ten witnesses examined were the Head of Survey and Mapping at the Riau Province Land Office, Dwi Handaka Purnama, Research and Mapping Analyst for the Riau Province Regional Office, Oka Pratama, Head of the Riau Province Regional Office Mapping Survey for 2016-2019 R. Ahmad Saleh Mandar, Head of Rights Determination and Registration at the Riau Province Regional Office, Umar Fathoni. Next, the functional arrangement of young land for the Riau Province BPN Regional Office Indrie Kartika Dewi, a young land administrator at the Riau Masrul Provincial BPN Regional Office, a civil servant at the Riau Province BPN Regional Office, Desi Ekawati, an honorary employee in the field of determining MHD rights and registration. Khoiril, general administration at the Riau Province BPN Regional Office, Rijal Ariq, PPNPN for the determination of rights and registration of the cumal land relationship and PPAT section at the Riau Province BPN Regional Office, Roby Atthariq. The KPK has opened a new investigation into the alleged bribery case in managing the extension of the HGU by officials at the Regional Office of BPN Riau Province. The investigation was carried out to follow up on the trial process and legal facts regarding the bribery in the case of the defendant former Kuantan Singingi (Kuansing) Regent Andi Putra. The KPK has named several parties as suspects. However, for parties named as suspects, the chronology of alleged criminal acts, and the articles alleged to be announced when investigating the case are sufficient. Previously, the KPK had also searched the Riau Province BPN Regional Office, Pekanbaru City, Monday (10/10). The investigative team found and secured evidence in the form of submission documents and extensions of the HGU which were suspected to be related to the case. Andi Putra had previously been named a suspect in the alleged bribery case related to the extension of the permit for the palm oil HGU in Kuansing Regency, Riau. Meanwhile, the giver suspect is Sudarso as General Manager of PT Adimulia Agrolestari. In this case, the panel of judges at the Pekanbaru Corruption Court has sentenced Andi Putra to five years in prison and seven months plus a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to four months in prison. Regarding the verdict, the KPK prosecutor declared an appeal. The reasons for the appeal, among others, were not considered regarding the demands for replacement money and the revocation of political rights against the defendant Andi Putra. Meanwhile, Sudarso was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to four months in prison. The KPK has executed Sudarso to the Sukamiskin Class I Penitentiary, Bandung, based on the decision that has permanent legal force.