KPK Sets Ex BIG Ex And Ex Office Eight CSRT Procurement Suspects

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named two suspects in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of High Resolution Satellite Imagery (CSRT). They caused state losses of Rp. 179.1 billion.

The two people named as suspects were Priyadi Kardono (RK) and Muchamad Muchlis (MUM). Priyadi Kardono is the Head of the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) for the 2014-2016 period, while Muchamad Muchlis is the Head of the Center for Aerospace Technology Utilization (Kapusfatekgan) LAPAN for the 2013-2015 period.

"The KPK has raised the case to the investigation stage and named two suspects," said KPK Deputy Chairman Lili Pintauli Siregar at the KPK Building, Wednesday, January 20.

Lili said that the two were named suspects because they were suspected of benefiting themselves, others or a corporation. This is because they misuse the authority, opportunity or means available to them because of their position or position which could harm the state finances or the state economy in the said procurement.

"It is suspected that in this project there has been a loss of state finances of at least Rp. 179.1 billion," said Lilik.

This case started in 2015, when BIG collaborated with LAPAN in the procurement of CSRT. Since the beginning of the procurement planning and budgeting process, Priyadi and Muchlis are suspected of having agreed to fabricate projects that are against the rules for procurement of goods and services set by the Government.

The two of them have held several meetings with certain parties and potential partner companies who have been determined to accept the project, namely PT Ametis Indogeo Prakarsa and PT Bhumi Prasaja, before discussing the preparation of CSRT procurement.

On the orders of the two suspects, the preparation of various Terms of Reference (TOR) documents as the basis for implementing CSRT directly involved PT Ametis Indogeo Prakarsa and PT Bhumi Prasaja in order to "lock in" the specifications of the CSRT equipment.

"For the payment process to partners, the suspects are also suspected of ordering their staff to pay each term without the administrative documents for the handover and the Quality Control (QC) process," said Lili.

The two suspects were suspected of having committed crimes against Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 KUHP.