KPK Leaders Open Up 5 Years Of Difficulty In Detaining RJ Lino: Difficult To Find Data

Vice Chairman of KPK, Alexander Marwata (Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Alexander Marwata revealed the reason his party had just detained former President Director of PT Pelindo II, Richard Joost Lino or RJ Lino.

In fact, RJ Lino had been named a suspect five years ago, or to be precise December 2015.

"The obstacle is the calculation of state losses in which the BPK asked for a document or comparative price for the device," said Alex in a press conference on RJ Lino's detention which was broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube account, Friday, March 26.

He revealed that the KPK had actually tried ways to obtain supporting data so that RJ Lino could be arrested immediately. In fact, the KPK once asked the inspectorate from China for help.

"At that time there was an inspectorate from China to the KPK. We have also told you that we need the actual price of the QCC that HDHM sells," he said.

Not only that, in 2018 the previous leadership of the KPK, namely KPK Chairman Agus Rahardjo and KPK Deputy Chairman Laode M Syarif, had already left for China and were promised to meet with the minister or attorney general there. "But at the last moment the meeting was canceled," he explained.

Thus, the KPK finally faced this obstacle before detaining RJ Lino. In addition, another difficulty is when the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) demands the documents or data needed to calculate state losses.

"On the other hand, investigators have difficulty getting the qcc price or at least the comparable price. If, for example, HDHM sells to other countries, it can be compared so that it can be the basis for the country's calculations, "said Alex.

Finally, the KPK decided to use experts from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) to calculate the cost of goods manufactured from Quay Container Crane (QCC) at PT Pelindo II. As a result, according to experts, there was a difference in the procurement.

"There is a significant difference compared to the price purchased from Pelindo for HDHM, which amounted to 15 million US dollars. the contract is that much. Meanwhile, experts from ITB may include the total freight here of US $ 10 million, "said Alex.

"So there is a difference of about 5 million US dollars," he added.

Previously reported, RJ Lino allegedly made direct appointment of a company from China, namely HuaDong Heavy Machinery (HDHM) in the procurement of three QCC units at PT Pelindo II.

For his actions, RJ Lino was then suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) and / or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.