Jampidsus AGO Sita Documents Regarding Alleged Corruption In Waskita And Salt Imports

The AGO's process of confiscation of evidence. (Photo: dock. AGO)

The Investigating Prosecutor's Team at the Directorate General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) conducted searches and confiscated evidence in the alleged corruption case of PT Waskita Karya (Persero) and imported salt.

The Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information, Ketut Sumedana, explained that the evidence confiscated in the Waskita Karya corruption case were two documents from two locations in Jakarta.

"The two locations carried out by the Investigative Team were the first of the PT Pinnacle Optima Karya The Manahattan Square office located at the 12th Floor Mid Tower of the CF unit- Jalan TB Simatupang. Then the next search was at the Waskita Rajawali Tower Office, Jalan MT Haryono Kav. 13 Jatinegara East Jakarta," said Ketut in his statement, Saturday, October 22.

State losses in cases of alleged corruption of irregularities and/or misappropriation in the use of funds at PT Waskita Beton Precast, Tbk. amounted to IDR 2.5 trillion.

In this case, Adi Wibowo as the former Head of Division I (Gedung) of PT Waskita Karya Adi Wibowo is considered proven to have made arrangements in the auction process to win PT Waskita Karya.

In addition, diverting some of the work to other parties (subcontractor companies) without a written PPK permit and applying for a 100 percent disbursement of payments even though the implementation of the work is not in accordance with the actual condition of work progress together with the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) in the Secretariat Work Unit of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Dudi Jocom.

Adi Wibowo was sentenced to 4 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison.

Then in the case of imported salt, Jampidsus searched 3 locations and confiscated important documents related to alleged corruption in the provision of industrial salt import facilities from 2016 to 2022.

Ketut said the locations that were searched were the Office and Factory/Gudang of PT Sumatraco Langgeng Abadi, on Jalan Raya Pelabuhan Ciwandan Cilegon, Banten.

The second location is located at the PT Sumatraco Langgeng Makmur Office, Perumhan Graha Famili Blok M-62 Surabaya, East Java. Furthermore, the third is located at the Factory/Gudang PT Sumatraco Langgeng Makmur, Jalan Kaliak Barat, Surabaya, East Java.

"The team has secured several important documents and a number of salt samples as well as sales documents belonging to the company," he explained.

This case occurred in 2018, where there were 21 salt importer companies that received a quota of approval for importing industrial salt of 3,770,346 tons or with a value of IDR 2 trillion without taking into account the local salt stock and industrial salt stocks available, resulting in abundant industrial salt.

The importers then diverted illegally the allocation of industrial salt to consumption salt in comparison with prices that were high enough to result in losses for local salt farmers and losses to the country's economy.

The Prosecutor's Office has not named a suspect in this case, nor is the state loss being calculated.