Regarding Lukas Enembe, KPK: The Regional Development Budget Should Be Honestly Managed

Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri (Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded regional heads to manage the budget honestly for development in their territory. Do not let this effort be disturbed by the practice of bribery or gratification. This was conveyed by KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri in response to the alleged bribery and gratification that ensnared Lukas Enembe. He said Lukas should build infrastructure according to procedures to have an impact on the economy and social conditions of the Papuan people. "KPK regrets that as a regional head, it should (Lukas Enembe, ed) manage the state budget honestly and with full responsibility to develop the region," Firli said in a KPK RI YouTube broadcast, Thursday, January 12. The regional head, continued Firli, should remember that this infrastructure development is useful for providing stimulus. So there should be no corruption. In the future, the KPK ensures that it will provide assistance to regional heads. Education will also be provided so that they can improve governance. "Especially in Papua. Various educational and preventive steps (will be taken, ed) to apply the principles of good governance," he said. "So, through this transparent and accountable governance, let's together create an advanced, prosperous, Papuan society without corrupt practices," Firli continued. Lukas Enembe has been officially announced as a suspect by the KPK on Thursday, January 5. The announcement was made at the same time as the determination and detention of the Director of PT Tabi Bangun Papua Rijantono Lakka. Even so, the KPK only arrested Lukas on Tuesday, January 10 because he admitted to being sick. He was then taken to the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital for inspection and delivery afterwards. In this case, it is suspected that Rijantono could get a project because he colluded with several officials and Lukas Enembe before the project auction started. Communication is believed to be accompanied by the provision of bribes. The agreement in the partnership between Rijantono, Lukas and other officials in Papua is to provide a fee of 14 percent of the contract value. Fee must be free from tax reduction. At least, there are three projects that Rijantono got for this evil consensus. The first is the improvement of the Entro-Hamadi Road with a project value of Rp. 14.8 billion. Rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure supporting PAUD Integration with a project value of IDR 13.3 billion. Finally, the venue environmental planning project developed outdoor AURI with a project value of IDR 12.9 billion. After the project was won, Rijantono handed over Rp1 billion to Lukas. In addition, Lukas is also suspected of receiving gratuities of up to billions of rupiah.