Continue To Develop Allegations Of Social Assistance Corruption, The KPK Is Still Waiting For BPKP's Calculation

KPK investigators show evidence of the COVID-19 social assistance corruption OTT involving former Social Minister Juliari Batubara on Sunday 6 December 2020 in the morning. (ANTARA-Hafidz M A)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has ensured that the development of allegations of corruption in COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) at the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) continues to be investigated. The investigation is sought to be completed soon.

"We are waiting together, yes. Every development must be conveyed. Rest assured that we will continue to work for every case," said KPK Director of Investigation Asep Guntur to reporters, Friday, December 9.

Asep stated that the calculation of state losses by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) was still not completed. However, he did not specify where the process would go.

"I'll check again later, yes, if it's related to social assistance at BPKP," he said.

As previously reported, KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata confirmed that the investigation into the alleged corruption in the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance was still ongoing. In fact, the KPK targets this process to be completed by the end of the year to determine whether or not to continue.

"This is also being investigated by friends at the investigators. Hopefully, before the end of this year there will be clarity regarding the social assistance case," Alexander told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 18.

There were a number of obstacles found by the anti-corruption commission in investigating this case. Among other things, waiting for the results of the calculation of state losses from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) to investigate the companies participating in the social assistance procurement process.

The development of the COVID-19 social assistance case began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) that ensnared former Minister Juliari P Batubara. The KPK revealed that there were two investigations that were carried out and both of them had state losses that had not been specified.