There Are Only 8 KPK OTTs Throughout 2023, Anything?

KPK interim Chairman Nawawi Pomolango/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that only eight hand arrest operations (OTT) were held throughout 2023. This number decreased compared to the previous year, which was 10 silent operations.

"In handling this, among others, the KPK carried out eight active arrests. First, manipulation and bribery of the financial examination of Meranti Islands Regency, Riau Province," said KPK interim chairman Nawawi Pomolango at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, January 16.

Nawawi then explained that the other arrests were related to the bribery of the railway line project in South Sulawesi, Central Java, West Java, Java-Sumatra. In this case, the Director of Railway Infrastructure DJKA of the Ministry of Transportation Harno Trimadi is also entangled along with a number of other names and development is still being carried out.

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The fourth is the bribery for the procurement of goods and services of the National SAR Agency (Basarnas) which ensnared the Head of Basarnas, Laksdya Henri Alfiandi. Then the Bribery for the examination of the BPK of Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua that ensnared Yan Piet Mosso, who is the Regent of Sorong.

Next, there was also a hand arrest related to the gift or promise of case management at the Bondowoso District Attorney's Office (Kejari), East Java. Bribery for road procurement projects in the East Kalimantan area.

"The eight gifts or promises in the procurement of goods and provinces of North Maluku," said Nawawi.

Nawawi also detailed that the anti-corruption commission had handled hundreds of corruption cases. He said there were 127 investigations, 161 investigations, 129 prosecutions, 124 executions, and 94 cases declared inkrah or permanent legal force.

Meanwhile, the number of public complaints submitted to the anti-corruption commission reached 5,079 reports. "Of these, 690 were archived and 4,389 were verified," said Nawawi.

Of the 4,389 verified 1,962 of them are in the review process, 3 reports are forwarded to external parties, 9 reports are forwarded to internal, and 2 reports are still in the verification process.

"Then 2,413 were archived," he concluded.