Harry Tanoesobjo's Brother Bungkam After Being Questioned By The KPK Regarding Allegations Of Rice Social Assistance Corruption

Commissioner of PT Dosni Roha Logistik, Bambang Rudijanto Tanoesobjo (Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Commissioner of PT Dosni Roha Logistik, Bambang Rudijanto Tanoesobjo, remained silent after being questioned by investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today, Thursday, December 14. The sister of the Chairman of the Perindo Party, Hary Tanoesobjo, was examined as a witness to allegations of corruption in the distribution of social assistance rice (bansos) for the Family Hope Program (PKH) of the Ministry of Social Affairs. From field observations, Bambang left the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta at around 14.00 WIB. Wearing a blue sweater, he seemed to be rushing out with several people who accompanied him. Bambang made no statement regarding the investigation that had just been carried out. He chose to leave the building area immediately. "Friends, today you don't have any information," said a woman who accompanied him while Bambang was still walking fast. Bambang finally complied with the investigator's summons after being absent on Wednesday, December 6. Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri some time ago said the businessman would be recalled as a witness in the case that ensnared former President Director of PT Bhanda Ghara Reksa (BGR) and President Director of PT TransJakarta, M. Kuncoro Wibowo. "It will be rescheduled against the witness," Ali told reporters, Wednesday, December 6. "This summons is deemed necessary by the KPK because Bambang is suspected of knowing the presumptuous practices that occur. “ But again that we cannot deliver material to the public, "he said. Previously reported, the KPK named Kuncoro as a suspect in the alleged corruption of the Family Hope Program (PKH) rice assistance. He is currently undergoing detention. As for this case, the anti-corruption commission also ensnared five other people. They are former Commercial Director of PT Bhanda Ghara Reksa (BGR), Budi Susanto; former Vice President of Operations of PT BGR, April Chuniawan; President Director of Mitra Energi Persada (MEP), Ivo Wongkaren; advisory team of PT Primalayan Teknologi Persada (PTP) Roni Ramdani and Richard Cahyanto. This impregnant practice occurred when Budi and April with the knowledge of Kuncoro allegedly prepared companies that were not competent in distributing social assistance. This incident occurred after the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) appointed PT BGR to distribute it. The value of this work contract reached Rp326 billion. Then, there were a number of frauds committed by Budi and April.

Among them is intimidating a number of staff to make engineered auction documents. As a result of the actions of the state suspects then lost up to IDR 127.5 billion.