MAKI Asks KPK To Continue To Examine Lukas Enembe Although He Refuses To Talk

Lukas Enembe/DOC PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was asked to continue to investigate the inactive Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe even though he remained silent before investigators. The KPK was asked to try to obtain information from the alleged bribery and gratuity suspects.

"Still have to examine it immediately, if you don't want to answer, that's fine," said Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman to journalists, Tuesday, January 24.

Boyamin reminded that the Corruption Eradication Commission had a deadline to complete the bribery and gratuity case files that ensnared Lukas. Therefore, efforts to ask for information must be made.

Even if Lukas Enembe is silent, this must still be recorded in the minutes of his examination. "That the suspect (Luke) does not want to answer," he said.

Previously, the KPK asked Lukas Enembe to cooperate after being hospitalized at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital and returning to the KPK detention center on January 20. The banishment was carried out because the team of doctors needed to monitor his health.

"Next (we hope, red) the suspect is cooperative in following the entire process that the KPK is carrying out," Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri told journalists quoted on Tuesday, January 24.

In this case, Lukas Enembe is suspected of receiving bribes and gratuities related to a number of projects in Papua.

The money received allegedly came from the Director of PT Tabi Bangun Papua, Rijantono Lakka, so that the company would get the project. The KPK said that this conspiracy was also carried out by Lukas and other Papua Provincial Government officials.

It was stated that there was an agreement to provide a fee of 14 percent of the contract value. Fees must be net of tax deductions.

There are three projects that Rijantono got for this evil agreement. The first is the improvement of Entrop-Hamadi Road with a project value of IDR 14.8 billion.

Rehabilitation of supporting facilities and infrastructure for Integration PAUD with a project value of IDR 13.3 billion. Finally, the venue environmental management project is developing the AURI outdoor with a project value of IDR 12.9 billion.

After the project was won, Rijantono handed over IDR 1 billion to Lukas. In addition, Lukas is also suspected of receiving gratuities of up to billions of rupiah.