Investigate The Formula E Case, This Is A Journey Faced By The KPK

The Mercedes-EQ team's drifting action was during the Formula E 'Meet and Meet' at Monas, Jakarta, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Between-Ind)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said investigations into alleged corruption in the implementation of the Formula E racing event in Jakarta were still being carried out. However, there are a number of difficulties found in the middle of the process.

"For example, we can't help SFO (Serious Fraud Office) yet," said KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata to reporters in Jakarta quoted on Monday, December 12.

SFO is an anti-corruption institution based in England. Alexander said the KPK had to ask for help because Formula E Operation (FEO) as the global organizer of the electric car racing event was based in the country.

The assistance referred to by the KPK is to request documents to information from related parties. Next, Alexander said they could not force related parties to attend.

"We call them, they are still volunteers," he said.

This reason makes the anti-corruption commission unable to do much when the related parties do not fulfill the summons. In addition, they also cannot conduct searches to look for evidence.

"That's why it's difficult at the investigation level. We can't even search Jakpro (PT Jakpro). In the investigation, you know, yes, we can't," he said.

Previously, the KPK confirmed that it was investigating allegations of corruption in the Formula E racing event in DKI Jakarta. There are several parties who have been summoned, one of which is Anies Baswedan on Wednesday, September 7.

After the summons, news circulated that Anies would be named a suspect. This step was accused of tackling him in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).

Apart from Anies, a number of parties have also been summoned for wisdom. One of them, the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edy Marsudi, admitted that he explained about the loan of Rp180 billion by the DKI Jakarta Dispora to pay the commitment fee to Formula E Operations (FEO).