Former Legislator Miryam S Haryani Responds To KPK Calls Regarding E-KTP Corruption

Former Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Miryam S Haryani (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Miryam S. Haryani, fulfilled the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today, Tuesday, August 13. He immediately underwent an examination related to allegations of corruption in the procurement of electronic ID cards (e-KTP) projects. "Benar, saudara MSH hari ini telah hadir di Gedung Merah Putih KPK dalam rangka memberikan keterangan,” kata Juru Bicara KPK Tessa Mahardika kepada wartawan, Selasa, 13 Agustus. Tessa has not yet detailed the matter of the examination. Miryam should have been questioned as a examineer in this case on Friday, August 9. However, he asked investigators to reschedule his summons. At that time Miryam could not attend but the reason was not informed. Previously reported, this corruption case in the procurement of e-KTP has cost the state up to Rp2.3 trillion if referring to the report of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). This case dragged the names of a number of high-ranking officials in the ministry, such as former Director General of Dukcapil Irman and former official at the Ministry of Home Affairs Sugiharto. In addition, there is also the name of former DPR Speaker Setya Novanto, former member of Commission III of the DPR Hanura Faction, Miryam S Haryani, a former member of Commission III of the DPR Markus Nari.

The KPK last named four new suspects in the e-KTP case in August 2020. They are former members of Commission II of the DPR from the Hanura Party faction, Miryam S Haryani, President Director of the Indonesian State Printing Corporation (PNRI) as well as Chairman of the PNRI Consortium Isnu Edhi Wijaya, Head of the Information Technology Technical Team for the Application of ID cards Husni Fahmi, and President Director of PT Sandipala Arthaputra, Paulus Tanos.