KPK Finds New Suspect In DJKA Bribery Case: ASN Ministry Of Transportation To Corporate

The Jakarta Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Building (ANTARA)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate allegations of bribery at the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). Most recently, they named 10 suspects and two of them were corporations.

"The KPK has named several parties as suspects, more than 10 as suspects," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters quoted on Wednesday, June 5.

"(Some elements, ed) from ASN within the Ministry of Transportation, two corporations, and one private person," he continued, detailing the suspects.

Even so, Ali did not want to convey the identity of individual suspects or corporations. He said the official announcement would be made when the evidence was collected.

This announcement will also be accompanied by forced detention. "We will publish these names after the investigation process, the collection of evidence, and other needs are completed," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK conducted a hand arrest operation (OTT) related to allegations of corruption at the Class I Railway Engineering Center for the Central Java Region of the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation. This action was carried out on April 11, 2023.

From the silent operation, the anti-corruption commission then named 10 suspects. Four parties are suspected of being bribers of the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung (IPA) Dion Renato Sugiarto (DIN); Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma, Muchamad Hikmat (MUH); Director of PT KA Management Properti until February 2023 Yoseph Ibrahim (YOS); and VP of PT KA Management Properti Parjono (PAR).

Meanwhile, those suspected of being recipients are the Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi (HNO); Head of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Putu Sumarjaya; Commitment Making Officer (PPK) BTP Central Java Bernard Hasibuan (BEN); PPK BPKA South Sulawesi Achmad Affandi (AFF); PPK for Railway Infrastructure Fadliansyah (FAD); and PPK BTP West Java Synto Pirjani Hutabarat (SYN).

Then, the KPK again announced two new suspects in this case on January 22, 2024. They are Yofi Okatrisza as ASN at the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) and former auditor of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Medi Yanto Sipahutar.