Acting Director General of Mineral and Coal, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Summoned by KPK Regarding Alleged Corruption in Performance Allowances

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the Director General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Idris Froyoto Sihite today, Tuesday, October 10. He will be questioned regarding allegations of corruption in performance allowances (tukin) as a witness.

"The investigative team has scheduled summons and examination of witnesses," said Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, to journalists, Tuesday, October 10.

The inspection was carried out at the KPK's Merah Putih Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. This is the second time he has been questioned in this case.

Idris is known to have been questioned on April 3. At that time, he admitted that he was asked for information regarding the payment of allowances for employees at the ministry.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Committee named 10 employees at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources as suspects in alleged performance allowance manipulation. They are Treasury Subdivision Priyo Andi Gularso, Commitment Making Official (PPK) Novian Hari Subagio, and PPK staff Lernhard Febrian Sirait.

Then Expenditure Treasurer Christa Handayani Pangaribowo, PPABP Rokhmat Annashikhah, SPM Operator Beni Arianto, Bill Examiner Hendi, PPK Haryat Prasetyo, and executor of accounting verification and recording Maria Febri Valentine, and Expenditure Treasurer of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Abdullah.

They were supposed to submit a performance payment budget of IDR 1,399,928,153 but it was manipulated to reach IDR 29,003,205,373. This means that it is suspected that there was a difference of IDR 27,603,277,720

The difference in money was then divided between the 10 people who were suspects with different amounts. The largest share was obtained by PPK staff of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Lemhard Febian Sirait, with a nominal value of IDR 10.8 billion.

Meanwhile, Accounting Verification and Recording Executor Maria Febri Valentine received the smallest share, namely IDR 900 million. The manipulation is carried out by conditioning, inserting and making excess payments.

The difference money is then used for BPK audits, Umrah cooperation, marriage donations, THR and medical treatment. Then they also bought assets in the form of land, houses, indoor volleyball, athletes' mess, vehicles and precious metals.