KPK Confiscates Houses, Apartments, Disinfectant Robots To Face Recognition Machines Related To PPE Procurement Corruption

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that investigators had confiscated a number of items related to corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Ministry of Health. Among them are the suspect's houses and apartments in Jabodetabek.

"In June 2024, KPK investigators have confiscated six houses and two apartment units belonging to the three suspects in the Jabodetabek area with an estimated total price for the eight assets of around Rp. 30 billion," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, July 3.

In addition, investigators also confiscated cash from the suspect and his business partner amounting to Rp1,540,200,000. Tessa continued that there were other items that were also confiscated in this case.

The details are as follows:

"Investigators have continued to trace other assets suspected of originating from the alleged corruption in the case," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

"KPK hopes that reports from the public and cooperation from the parties will be carried out to smooth the disclosure of the case," continued Tessa.

Previously reported, the KPK named a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) for the period 2020-2022 or during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number is more than one person but his identity has not been disclosed.

From the results of the temporary investigation, the value of state losses caused reached hundreds of billions of rupiah. The project value is IDR 3.03 trillion for the procurement of 5 million PPE packages.

As for this case, eight people have been prevented from leaving the country. They are Budi Badminton as the state civil apparatus (ASN) at the Ministry of Health, Hermansyah who is an ASN from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Satrio Wibowo and Ahmad Taufik as private sector, and A. Isdar Yusuf as advocates.

Then it was also prevented from going abroad by SLN, a doctor and two private parties, namely ET and AM. Although the anti-corruption commission did not specify, a doctor was examined, namely Sri Lucy Novita.