Completed Investigation Files, Former Banggai Laut Regent Will Be Tried Immediately

KPK (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) handed over suspects and evidence of a bribery case for the procurement of goods and services in Banggai Laut Regency. This case dragged the former Regent of Banggai Laut, Wenny Bukamo.

"The investigating team carried out Phase 2 or Handover of Suspects and Evidence to the public prosecutor team with the suspects WB (Wenny Bukamo), RSG (Recky Suhartono Godiman), and HTO suspects (Hengky Thiono)," said KPK Acting Spokesman Ali Fikri. in a written statement, Thursday, April 1.

The submission was made after the files of each suspect in this case were declared complete by the public prosecutor (JPU).

Furthermore, the detention is continued and becomes the authority of the respective prosecutors for the next 20 days from April 1 to April 20.

Suspect Wenny Bukamo and suspect Recky Suhartono Godiman will be placed in the Polda Metro Jaya detention center. Meanwhile, the suspect Hengky Thiono was detained at the Central Jakarta Police Detention Center.

"Within 14 working days, the Prosecutors' Team immediately prepared the indictment and submitted the case files to the Corruption Court. The trial is scheduled at the Tipikor District Court, Palu," said Ali.

In the process of investigating this case, 25 witnesses were questioned. Among them are civil servants in the Banggai Laut Regency Government and the private sector.

This case stems from a hand-arrest operation (OTT) conducted by the KPK. The KPK named Wenny, who was an incumbent candidate in the 2020 Pilkada as a suspect in accepting bribes. In addition, there are a number of other parties named as suspects, namely the President Commissioner of PT Alfa Berdikari Group (ABG) Recky Suhartono Godiman (RSG), and Director of PT Raja Muda Indonesia (RMI) Hengky Thiono (HTO).

Meanwhile, the commissioner of the bribes was PT Bangun Bangkep Persada (BBP) Commissioner Hedy Thiono (HDO); Director of PT Antarnusa Karyatama (AKM) Djufri Katili (DK); and Director of PT Andronika Putra Delta Andreas Hongkiwirang (AHO).

In this case, Wenny as the district head allegedly ordered his confidant, Recky, to make an agreement with his partner who worked on several infrastructure projects, such as improving roads in Banggai Laut Regency.

Not only that, he is suspected of conditioning the project auction with the Head of Banggai Laut Regency Public Works Office, Basuki Mardiono.

"Through this auction conditioning several work packages at the PUPR Office are suspected of giving a sum of money from the partners, including HDO, DK, and AHO to the WB with a varying amount between Rp. 200 million to Rp. 500 million," said Nawawi.

During the silent operation, the KPK also found a number of evidence in the form of Rp2 billion wrapped in cardboard boxes, check heads, savings books, and a number of documents.

Regarding the alleged bribery, the KPK suspects that the money received by Wenny will be used to finance campaign needs in the 2020 Pilkada, including to distribute the dawn attack on December 9.