Called By The KPK, The Owner Of PT Jembatan Nusantara Acquired By ASDP Claims To Be Sick

DOC VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) canceled examining Adjie, the owner of PT Jembatan Nusantara, which was acquired by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) today. Adjie confirmed that he was sick so he did not answer the call.

"Witness A was not present because he was sick and asked for a reschedule," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Friday, August 23.

Tessa has not specified when the reschedule will be carried out. As for this case, Adjie became one of the suspects based on information compiled by VOI.

He was appointed along with three other people, namely Ira Puspadewi who is the President Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero); Harry MAC as Director of Planning and Development of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero); and Yusuf Hadi who is the Commercial Director and Services of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero).

These four people have also been prevented from leaving the country for six months. Prevention is carried out to make it easier for investigators to ask for their information.

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 was 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.