3 ASDP Bosses Propose Pretrial, KPK Ensure Continues Road Investigation

KPK (ANTARA) building

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that the investigation into alleged corruption related to business cooperation (KSU) and the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) will continue. The pretrial submission by the three directors of the state-owned company will not affect the investigator's work.

As for the President Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), Ira Puspadewi filed a pretrial because he did not accept being named a suspect. The lawsuit was filed at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

Based on the Case Tracking Information System (SIPP), a pretrial lawsuit was filed on Wednesday, August 28 and registered with number 80/Pid.Pra/2024/PN JKT.SE.

"The ongoing investigation process is not affected," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters quoted Monday, September 2.

Tessa ensured that investigators would carry out their duties according to the schedule that had been made. "KPK will face and oversee the process through the legal bureau in accordance with applicable regulations," he said.

Apart from Ira, Director of Planning and Development of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), Harry Muhammad Adhi Caksono and Director of Commercial and Services of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), Muhammad Yusuf Hadi also filed a similar lawsuit.

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 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; Yusuf Hadi who is the commercial and service director; and Adjie who is the owner of PT Jembatan Nusantara.