Haji Mining Boss Robert Makak, Abdul Gani Kasuba's Confidant After Being Questioned By The KPK

President Director of PT Nusa Halmahera Mineral Romo Nitiyudo Wachjo alias Haji Robert/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - President Director of PT Nusa Halmahera Mineral Romo Nitiyudo Wachjo alias Haji Robert cursed the chairman of the North Maluku Gerindra Party DPD who is also a confidant of former North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba, Muhaimin Syarif.

This moment occurred when he finished undergoing examination as a witness at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 1. Initially, he briefly answered about the investigation related to allegations of corruption and the crime of money laundering (TPPU) that ensnared Abdul Gani.

"(Asked anything, ed) asked him (KPK, ed), boss. (There are, red) dozens (questions, ed)," said Haji Robert to reporters at the location as he rushed.

Meanwhile, when asked about his introduction to Muhaimin Syarif, Haji Robert did not say much. In fact, he didn't want to answer at first.

"Oh, you asked him (KPK, ed)," he said.

"It's a squirrel," continued the mining entrepreneur.

Not much was conveyed by Haji Robert. He only said that everything had been explained to the KPK.

"You just ask the KPK. He knows better than me, boss, basically the KPK works at the top. That's all, it's good," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK also summoned other witnesses along with Haji Robert. They are Andi Muktiono (AM) who is a lecturer; BUMN employee named Erni Yuniati (EY); Cecep Mochamad Yasin (CMY) who is the Coordinator of Mineral and Coal Management of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Minerba Program Development Directorate; and Luthfan Harisan Jihadi (LHJ) who is the Mining Area Analyst of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

As for this case, the KPK named the inactive North Maluku Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of washing up to Rp100 billion.

Penetapan tersangka ini dilakukan sebagai pengembangan dugaan suap proyek pengadaan barang dan jasa serta pemberian izin di lingkungan Pemprov Maluku Utara. Ia ditahan bersama lima tersangka lainnya sejak 20 Desember setelah terjaring operasi tangkap tangan (OTT).Selain itu, KPK menetapkan orang kepercayaan Abdul Gani Kasuba yakni Muhaimin Syarif yang merupakan eks Ketua DPD Partai Gerindra Maluku Utara sebagai tersangka. Dia diduga menyuap eks Gubernur Maluku Utara Abdul Gani Kasuba sebesar Rp7 miliar untuk pengurusan IUP Operasi Produksi hingga pengusulan penetapan wilayah izin usaha pertambangan (WIUP) ke Kementerian ESDM.Kemudian pemberian ini juga berkaitan dengan proyek di lingkungan Pemprov Maluku Utara. Suap itu diberikan Muhaimin Syarif secara langsung kepada Abdul Gani maupun lewat ajudan serta lewat transaksi perbankan.