KPK Calls NTB Tsunami Shelter Corruption Use The Ministry Of PUPR Budget

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika At The Jakarta Corruption Eradication Commission Building (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the temporary evacuation site (TES) or tsunami shelter in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) was built using the central government's budget.

This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika when asked about the budget for the construction of a tsunami shelter in NTB which was eventually corrupted.

"The budget for the construction of tsunami shelters in NTB comes from, ed) the Ministry of PUPR," said Tessa when confirmed by VOI via text message, Thursday, July 11.

Meanwhile, the issue of the value of the shelter project, called Tessa, is the same as the state's losses. Some time ago he said this project caused the state to lose up to Rp19 billion.

"That's the project value. Yes (equal to the state losses incurred, ed)," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption in the construction of a temporary evacuation site (TES) or tsunami shelter in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province. Two suspects were named, one with elements of state administrators and the other from BUMN.

It was stated that this development was carried out by the Building and Environmental Planning Task Force, the Implementation Activities for Building and Environmental Planning (PBL) of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in 2014. The investigation into the alleged corruption has been carried out since 2023.

KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu said the mode allegedly occurring in this corruption practice was to reduce the quality of the building. This finding was obtained after the team conducted a direct inspection in the field.

"Some of them are not used, some we check, some are of poor quality," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, July 9.

Even so, Asep has not detailed the decline in quality. He only said that the check would collaborate with construction experts to conduct an assessment.