The Condition Of The Former PT Jembatan Nusantara Ship Acquired By ASDP Was Traced By The KPK

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the condition of the PT Jembatan Nusantara ship which was finally acquired by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero). This step was taken by examining a witness today.

"Witness ABS was present and investigated regarding the condition of the used ship," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Wednesday, August 21.

The ABS witness referred to by Tessa is Ardhian Budi Sulistyo who is a Senior Manager of SBU Marine and offshore PT Bureau of Indonesian Classification (Persero). This state-owned company is engaged in the surveyor sector.

In the case of corruption in the business cooperation process (KSU) and the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), investigators have also examined PT Biro Classification Indonesia (Persero), namely Budi Prakoso. At that time he was questioned about the price of the ship.

Previously reported, the KPK is currently investigating cases of corruption in business cooperation (KSU) and the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero). It is suspected that there has been a state loss which allegedly reached Rp1.27 trillion and is still changing because the calculation continues.

A VOI source said this loss arose because the acquisition process for PT Jembatan Nusantara did not comply with the regulations. Reporting from a number of reports, PT ASDP purchased PT Jembatan Nusantara in February 2022 with a value of IDR 1.3 trillion.

This state-owned company then controlled 100 percent of PT Jembatan Nusantara shares with 53 ships under management. "The process (in carrying out business cooperation and acquisition, ed) has no legal basis," he said.

"So all acquisition rules are violated," is still quoted from the same source.

In this case, the KPK has named four people as suspects. From the information gathered, they are Ira Puspadewi who is the president director; Harry MAC as planning and development director; and Yusuf Hadi who is the commercial and service director.

For the private sector with the initials A, Adjie is the owner of PT Jembatan Nusantara.