KPK Checks PT ALA's Managing Director Regarding Bribery For Procurement Of Social Assistance For COVID-19 In Jabodetabek

KPK / ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the President Director of PT Anomali Lumbung Artha (ALA) Teddy Munawar. He was examined as a witness in the case of alleged bribery for the provision of social assistance (bansos) COVID-19 which ensnared former Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara.

"The person concerned will be examined as a witness for the suspect AIM (private party, Ardian IM)," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters, Tuesday, January 12.

The substance of the examination is not yet known. However, Teddy was summoned because he was considered to have knowledge of the alleged bribery related to COVID-19 social assistance in the Jabodetabek area.

It is known, the KPK is currently trying to investigate this bribery case. Most recently, the anti-profit commission has also conducted searches of several companies that are suppliers of basic food items in the social assistance package.

Previously reported, the KPK named a number of suspects in connection with the alleged corruption case of social assistance (bansos) food packages for the handling of COVID-19 in the Greater Jakarta area, including the non-active Social Minister 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 recipients of bribes and AIM and HS as the givers of bribes.

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.