Alleged Cases Of Bribery In Procurement Of CCTV And Internet Networks, Bandung Regional Secretary Prevented From Going Abroad

Regional Secretary (Sekda) Bandung Ema Sumarna (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to prevent the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Bandung Ema Sumarna from leaving the country. Prevention relates to allegations of bribery in the procurement of CCTV and the Bandung Smart City internet program.

"Currently, the KPK has prevented one party who serves as Regional Secretary in the Bandung City Government from traveling abroad," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Tuesday, March 16.

Ali said prevention was carried out for six months since last May. Later on, the extension can be done according to the needs of investigators.

Ema is expected to cooperate and explain her knowledge in front of investigators. He is suspected of knowing about the receipt of bribes by the non-anakative Mayor of Bandung, Yana Mulyana.

"It is suspected that the party that was prevented was closely related to the investigation of this case," said Ali.

As previously reported, the Mayor of Bandung, Yana Mulyana, was caught in a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Friday night, April 14. He was later named a suspect along with five people.

They are the Head of the Bandung City Government Transportation Service Dadang Darmawan; Secretary of the Bandung City Government Transportation Service Khairul Rijal, Director of PT Sarana Mitra Adiguna, Benny; CEO of PT Citra Jelajah Informatika (CIFO) Sony Setiadi; and Manager of PT Sarana Mitra Adiguna (SMA) Andreas Guntoro.

The six will be detained for the first 20 days in three different detention centers. Yana is being held at the KPK Rutan, KPK Red and White Building Branch, Dadang and Khairul are being held at Mako Puspomal, while the rest are being held at the KPK Detention Center at Pomdam Jaya Guntur.

During the silent operation, the KPK found preliminary evidence of IDR 924.6 million. The money was found in the form of US dollar denominations, Singapore dollars, Malaysian ringgit, Yen and Bath currencies as well as Louis Vuitton-type Cruise Charlie white, black, and brown shoes.