Bansos For Social Assistance, KPK Examining The Director Of PT Bumi Pangan Digdaya

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JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators summoned the Director of PT Bumi Pangan Digdaya, Achmad Gamaludin Moeksin alias Agam. He will be examined in connection with the investigation into the suspected bribery case for the provision of social assistance (bansos) COVID-19 by the Ministry of Social Affairs.

"The person concerned was summoned as a witness for the suspect AIM (Ardian I. M)," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri, Tuesday, December 29.

Meanwhile, PT Bumi Pangan Digdaya is one of the hundreds of social assistance providers of the Ministry of Social Affairs 2020 for the Jabodetabek area.

Apart from Agam, the KPK also summoned a witness from the private sector, Helmi Rivai, who will also be examined to complete the Ardian case file.

Previously reported, the KPK named a number of suspects in connection with the alleged corruption case of social assistance (bansos) packages of food for the treatment of COVID-19 in the Greater Jakarta area including the non-active Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Batubara.

Apart from Juliari, the KPK also named four other suspects, namely the Commitment Making Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs (PPK) MJS and AW as the recipient of the bribe and AIM and HS as the giver of the bribe.

This case started with the provision of social assistance in the form of basic food packages within the Ministry of Social Affairs worth Rp. 5.9 trillion with a total of 272 contracts implemented in two periods.

Then, this PDIP politician appointed Matheus and Adi as PPK. In project implementation, both of them did so by direct appointment of partners. As for the fee for each COVID-19 social assistance package that Matheus and Adi agreed to, it was IDR 10,000 from a value of IDR 300 thousand.

Matheus and Adi then made work contracts with several suppliers as partners for providing social assistance in May-November 2020. The partners chosen were AIM, HS, and PT Rajawali Parama Indonesia aka PT RPI which allegedly belonged to Matheus.

In this case, the KPK then suspected that Juliari received a fee of IDR 8.2 billion for the implementation of the first period of social assistance package. Meanwhile, in the second implementation, he allegedly received a fee of Rp.8.8 billion which was used for his personal interests.