KPK Opens Opportunities To Set A New Suspect In The Bribe Of Student Revenue In Unila

Illustration of the KPK. (Alanews)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it will continue to investigate allegations of bribery for accepting new students at the University of Lampung (Unila). They do not hesitate to determine whoever becomes a suspect if any evidence is obtained.

"If there are new legal facts, the involvement of other parties, of course, the KPK will not hesitate to determine it as a suspect in the case," said Head of the News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Monday, November 14.

Ali said investigators are currently calling the party suspected of knowing the practice of bribery carried out by the inactive Unila Chancellor Karomani. The anti-corruption commission is trying to develop this case.

In fact, a number of rectors from other universities have also been summoned by the anti-corruption commission. They are ITS Chancellor Mochamad Ashari to the Chancellor of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University (Untirta) Banten Fatah Sulaiman.

"So that the investigation that we are conducting is comprehensive, of course, it requires relevant witness statements," he said.

"The statements of these witnesses are needed as an effort by the KPK to continue to develop clues and other evidence that the KPK currently owns," Ali continued.

As previously reported, the KPK has named four suspects in the alleged bribery of accepting new students at the University of Lampung in 2022. The determination of this suspect began with a hand arrest operation 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 of Lampung University Heryandi; Senate Chair of Lampung University Muhammad Basri; and private Andi Desfiandi.

In this case, Karomani allegedly set a price for prospective new students on campus with a range of Rp. 100 million to Rp. 350 million while carrying out the Independent Selection to Enter Lampung University (Simanila). This request was made after Heryandi and Muhammad Basri personally selected the ability of parents to pay.

From his actions, Karomani allegedly managed to collect Rp603 million from a lecturer named Mualimin. Furthermore, he used the money he received for personal purposes amounting to Rp575 million.

Meanwhile, from Muhammad Basri and Budi Sutomo, who are the Head of the Planning and Public Relations Bureau of the University of Lampung, it is suspected that the total money received by Karomani reached Rp4.4 billion. This money was later transferred to deposit savings, gold bars, and some were still in the form of cash.