KPK Summons Ihsan Yunus Regarding The Bribery Case For Social Assistance Procurement

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned a number of witnesses regarding the alleged bribery case for the procurement of social assistance COVID-19. One of them is Ihsan Yunus, who is a former Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI.

Apart from Ihsan, the KPK also summoned Eko Budi Santoso who was Juliari's former adjutant Peter Batubara, who is now a suspect in this bribery case.

Ihsan and Eko will be examined as witnesses for the suspect Adi Wahyono (AW), who is a commitment-making official (PPK) at the Ministry of Social Affairs.

"The two of them were examined as witnesses for suspect AW", said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his statement, Wednesday, January 27.

In addition to calling the two, the KPK also summoned the Director of PT Integra Padma Mandiri, Budi Pamungkas, and the Director of PT Mandala Hamonangan Sude, Rajif Bachtiar Amin. Both will be summoned as witnesses to complete the case files for former Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara.

When he served as Deputy Chair of Commission VIII DPR or before being rotated to Commission II, Ihsan's name was often associated with this bribery case.

The investigation team has examined a businessman Muhammad Rakyan Ikram as a witness to this case. During the examination, the investigating team searched for Rakyan who based on information was Ihsan's younger brother regarding his company's participation in working on social assistance work packages for the Jabodetabek area in 2020 at the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Not only examining the younger brother, but the team of investigators also ransacked Ihsan's parents' house in East Jakarta. During the search, the team of investigators confiscated communication tools and a number of documents related to the alleged bribery case for the provision of social assistance.

There is a possibility that today's investigation will be carried out by a team of investigators to find out what items have been confiscated and Ihsan's connection with the bribery case for social assistance. Moreover, Commission VIII DPR, which has a scope of duties, one of which is in the social sector with the Ministry of Social Affairs' partners.