Searching The Office Of The Directorate General Of Mineral And Coal ESDM, The KPK Finds Evidence Of Setting Mining Permits In North Maluku

The Jakarta Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has searched the office of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal ESDM, Tebet, South Jakarta on Wednesday, July 24. Investigators found documents and electronic evidence allegedly related to the arrangement of mining management involving the inactive North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba and former Gerindra Party DPD Chair Muhaimin Syarif. For the results of the search, it was obtained by document investigators or letter and print out electronic evidence that according to investigators related to the alleged arrangement of mining permits in North Maluku allegedly committed by suspects AGK and MS," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters, Thursday, July 25. Tessa said the evidence would then be analyzed. The witness will also be summoned to confirm the findings obtained by investigators. The investigative team will further investigate the results of the search,'' he said. And it is possible that this investigation could develop to other parties who deserve to be held accountable for criminal charges," continued the spokesman with the investigator's background. Previously reported, the KPK appointed the inactive North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba as a suspect in the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU). From several pieces of evidence obtained, he allegedly laundered money up to Rp100 billion.

The determination of this suspect was carried out as the development of the alleged bribery project for the procurement of goods and services as well as the granting of permits within the North Maluku Provincial Government. He has been detained along with five other suspects since December 20 after being caught in a hand arrest operation (OTT). The five suspects are the Head of Housing and Settlement Office of the North Maluku Provincial Government, Adnan Hasanudin; Head of PUPR PUPR Maluku Provincial Government Daud Ismail; Head of BPPBJ North Maluku Provincial Government Ridwan Arsan; Ramadhan Ibrahim who is Abdul Gani's aide and private parties, namely Stevi Thomas and Kristian Wuisan.