KPK Calls Work On Tsunami Shelters In NTB By PT Waskita Karya Subcontracted To Other Companies

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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the construction of a temporary evacuation site (TES) or tsunami shelter in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) was carried out by PT Waskita Karya (Persero). This work was then contracted by the state-owned company to other companies. "The “ Play project is done by WK. There is another subcontractor but the value is small,” said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters when confirmed, Tuesday, April 13. Meanwhile, when asked about the alleged corruption in the subcontract process, Tessa did not want to answer further. He only mentioned that the current investigation was due to acts against the law and causing harm to the state. Tessa said that the actions of these suspects will certainly be opened in the upcoming trial. "There are allegations of unlawful acts committed by the suspect resulting in state losses in the tsunami shelter construction project," he said. This will be conveyed by the KPK if this case has begun trial in court,” continued the spokesman with the investigator's background. Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption in the construction of a temporary evacuation site (TES) or tsunami shelter in NTB. There are two people who have been named as suspects, details of one is a state administrator and another comes from a state-owned company. It was stated that the construction was carried out by the Building and Environmental Planning Task Force, the Implementation Activities for Building and Environmental Planning (PBL) of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in 2014. The investigation into the alleged corruption has been carried out since 2023.

The budget for the construction of shelters, which ends up being corrupted, comes from the Ministry of PUPR and PT Waskita Karya (Persero) to become contractors. The alleged mode is to reduce the quality of development. The project cost a budget of up to IDR 20 billion. Meanwhile, the state's loss is approximately IDR 19 billion and can still increase because the calculation is still being carried out.