Called Operator Ihsan Yunus, KPK Confiscated Electronic Goods And Documents Related To Social Assistance Bribery

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated electronic goods and documents related to the bribery for the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) in Jabodetabek.

This confiscation was carried out during an examination of the operators of former Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII Ihsan Yunus, Agustri Yogasmara, and Indah Budi Safitri.

The examination of the two was held on Thursday, March 18 yesterday. At that time, the two of them were summoned as witnesses for the suspect, former Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara, who was a suspect in accepting bribes in this case.

"The KPK investigating team confiscated various pieces of evidence including electronic items and documents related to this case," said Acting KPK spokesman for the field of prosecution Ali Fikri, Friday, March 19.

Still in the same case, to investigate this case, the KPK today also summoned seven witnesses from the private sector. They were summoned to complete the case files for the former Ministry of Social Affairs Commitment Making Officer (PPK), Matheus Joko Santoso.

The seven witnesses were private from PT. R Giant Bisnis Indonesia, Erwin and Tunggul; private from PT. Citra Mutiara Bangun, Ahmad; private from PT. Karunia Berkat Sejahtera, Indradi; private from PT. Mido Indonesia, Chandra; and private from PT. Krishna Selaras Sejahtera, Rini Ali.

"The seven witnesses were examined for the suspect MJS," said Ali.

It is known that the Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi/KPK) is indeed calling on the vendors of social assistance procurement to investigate the flow of bribery.

In this case, apart from ensnaring former Social Minister Juliari, the involvement of other parties was also widely heard. One of them, is the involvement of Ihsan Yunus who is a member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) from the PDI-P faction.

He is said to have received two units of Brompton folding bikes and IDR 1.53 billion from Harry Sidabukke, who was the bribe in this case. This acceptance was not directly carried out by Ihsan Yunus, but from the operator, namely Agustri Yogasmara.

Later, Yogas returned the two bicycles that Harry had given to the KPK and investigators immediately carried out the reconstruction.

Previously reported, the KPK named a number of suspects in connection with the alleged corruption case of social assistance (bansos) food packages for the handling of COVID-19 in the Greater Jakarta area, including former Social Minister Juliari Batubara.

Apart from Juliari, the KPK also named four other suspects, namely the Commitment Making Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs (PPK) Matheus Joko Santoso and Adi Wahyono as the recipient of the bribe and AIM and HS as the bribe giver.