ASDP's Main Rules For Acquisition Of PT Jembatan Nusantara Continue To Be Sought By KPK

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said investigators were continuing to find out the rules for the main acquisition process of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero). Including the use of ships from the private company.

"This is what fellow investigators are investigating. Will the ship purchased be operationalized or will it be resold," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Friday, August 23.

"What things are included or terms and conditions in the acquisition are still being investigated," he continued.

Tessa further said that a total of 53 ships belonging to PT Jembatan Nusantara were acquired by ASDP. The condition of the asset has been for decades.

"The company's acquisition or purchase includes used ships over the age of 30," he explained.

Then the acquisition process also took over PT Jembatan Nusantara's debt with a value of Rp600 billion. However, Tessa did not want to elaborate further on this matter.

"Later we will update again," said a spokesman with the investigator's background.

Previously, the KPK was currently investigating the corruption case of 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 to be carried out.Source VOI said this loss arose because the acquisition process of PT Jembatan Nusantara was not in accordance with the rules. Reported from a number of reports, PT ASDP purchased PT Jembatan Nusantara in February 2022 with a value of Rp1.3 trillion. This state-owned company then controlled the shares of PT Jembatan Nusantara 100 percent with 53 managed vessels. The process (in carrying out business cooperation and acquisition, ed) has no legal basis," he said. So violated all acquisition rules, still quoted from the same source.

In this case, the anti-corruption commission has named four people as suspects. From the information gathered, they are Ira Puspadewi who is the president director; Harry MAC as the planning and development director; and Yusuf Hadi who is the commercial and service director. For the private sector, A is Adjie who is the owner of PT Jembatan Nusantara.