KPK Confiscates 9 Houses, Bonds To Money Worth Billions Of Rupiah Related To Alleged Bribery Of DJKA

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated 9 houses and land, deposits, and bonds whose value reached Rp27,433,065,497.

This forced effort is related to the alleged bribery of the work package for the procurement of goods and services of the Central Java Class 1 Railway Engineering Center.

"(KPK, ed) carried out a series of forced attempts in the form of searches, confiscations, and installation of signposts or confiscation signs in three districts/cities, namely Jakarta, Semarang, and Purwokerto," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Friday, August 9.

This action, continued Tessa, was carried out by investigators from July 22 to August 2.

"The assets allegedly related to the case were then confiscated by investigators from the suspect and the private sector as partners," he said.

Tessa detailed that the confiscated items were nine housing and land units with a value of Rp. 8,685,000,000; six deposits on two banks worth Rp. 10,268,065,497; and bonds.

"(It was carried out, red) confiscation of four bonds located in two banks with a value of Rp. 4 billion each with an interest rate of Rp. 600 million and Rp. 2.28 billion with an interest rate of Rp. 300 million," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Then investigators also confiscated cash amounting to Rp1.38 billion in this activity.

"The total confiscated was at least Rp27,433,065,497," explained Tessa.

Previously reported, the KPK conducted a hand arrest operation (OTT) related to allegations of corruption at the Class I Railway Engineering Center for the Central Java Region of the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation. This action was carried out on April 11, 2023.

From the silent operation, the anti-corruption commission then named 10 suspects. Four parties are suspected of being bribers of the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung (IPA) Dion Renato Sugiarto (DIN); Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma, Muchamad Hikmat (MUH); Director of PT KA Management Properti until February 2023 Yoseph Ibrahim (YOS); and VP of PT KA Management Properti Parjono (PAR).

Meanwhile, those suspected of being recipients are the Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi (HNO); Head of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Putu Sumarjaya; Commitment Making Officer (PPK) BTP Central Java Bernard Hasibuan (BEN); PPK BPKA South Sulawesi Achmad Affandi (AFF); PPK for Railway Infrastructure Fadliansyah (FAD); and PPK BTP West Java Synto Pirjani Hutabarat (SYN).

The KPK then announced two new suspects in this case on January 22, 2024. They are Yofi Okatrisza as ASN at the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) and former auditor of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Medi Yanto Sipahutar.