Investigating Alleged Gratuities In 2011-2017, KPK Searched The Mayor's Office Of Batu

KPK Building (VOI)

JAKARTA - In addition to conducting searches in three places, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigative team conducted another two different locations to investigate allegations of gratification that occurred in the Batu City Government in 2011-2017. There were two locations that were ransacked by investigators, namely the Mayor's office of Batu and the Office of the Bappeda.

"Today, January 8, the KPK investigating team will continue its searches in two locations, namely the Batu Mayor Office and the Batu City Bappeda Office," said Acting Spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Friday, January 8.

Fikri said that this search is still being carried out until now. So, Ali has not explained further about this search.

"We will convey further developments regarding the results of the search," he said.

It is known that today the KPK also conducted searches in three official offices in the Batu City Government. The three office offices that were ransacked by the KPK investigating team were the Batu City Communication and Information Office, the Batu City Fire Management Office, and the Batu City Investment and Integrated Service Office.

It was reported earlier that the KPK conducted searches in three different locations, namely the PUPR office, the education office and the Batu City tourism office on Wednesday, January 6.

From the search, KPK investigators found and secured a number of documents related to work project activities as well as permit documents for tourist attractions at the Batu City tourism office for the period 2011-2017.

For information, in September 2017, KPK investigators charged the Mayor of Batu, Eddy Rumpoko, in an arrest operation.

In this case, Eddy Rumpoko allegedly received a bribe worth Rp. 500 million related to the capital expenditure project and machinery for procurement of furniture at the Batu City Government for the 2017 Fiscal Year worth Rp. 5.26 billion.

The KPK named two other suspects in the case, namely the Head of the Batu City Government Procurement Service Unit, Edi Setyawan, and Filipus Djap, who is the Director of PT Dailbana Prima.