Allegations Of Corruption In Procurement Of Goods And Services At Telkom Group Subsidiaries Targeted By KPK

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating allegations of corruption in the procurement of goods and services at PT Sigma Cipta Caraka or Telkomsigma. It is suspected that the Telkom Group subsidiary is collaborating fictitiously. "“KPK has raised to the stage of investigating allegations of corruption related to the procurement of goods and services at PT SC (Telkom Group) from 2017 to 2022," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, February 1. "This “ Procurement of cooperation is allegedly fictitious with the mode of cooperation in providing financing for data center projects," he continued. In addition, the anti-corruption commission suspects that there is involvement of third parties as brokers. As a result, there was a state loss of up to hundreds of billions of rupiah. "This number is from the temporary calculation of the BPKP Auditor Team," said Ali. Ali has not detailed the parties suspected of being involved. However, the investigation process is still ongoing.

As for the announcement of the suspect or the construction of the case, it was carried out simultaneously with forced detention efforts. “ We have not been able to convey the complete details of the construction of the case, who is the party determined by the suspect and the description of the elements of the article until the process of collecting evidence is considered sufficient,” he said. "“Lengkapnya nanti kami informasikan saat dilakukan upaya paksa penangkapan atau penahanan. Perkembangannya akan kami sampaikan secara kepada publik,” pungkas Ali.