Bribery Eny Saragih, Samin Tan, Arrested By The KPK In A Cafe After Entering DPO April 2020

KPK Building (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the arrest of one of the fugitive owners of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi and Metal (PT BORN), Samin Tan, was carried out in a cafe.

The arrest was made on Monday, April 5 yesterday after being a fugitive since May 6, 2020.

"The team moved and monitored the whereabouts of the suspect who was in a cafe on Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta and immediately arrested," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, Karyoto in a press conference broadcast on the YouTube account of the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Tuesday, April 6. .

Before this businessman was arrested, the KPK had put him on the wanted list since April 2020.

"With the appointment of the suspect SMT (Samin Tan) as DPO, the KPK investigative team with the assistance of the National Police continues to coordinate and actively conduct searches for the DPO, among others by conducting house searches in various places around the Jakarta area," he said.

Various attempts have been made by the KPK but have yielded no results. The bribe, former Deputy Chairperson of Commission VII DPR RI Eni Maulani Saragih, was only arrested after the anti-corruption commission received information from the public.

"The KPK investigating team received information from the public regarding the whereabouts of the suspect with DPO status," he said.

Next, Samin was taken to the KPK building to be examined. Then, he will be detained for the first 20 days at the KPK Detention Center, the Red and White Building of the KPK. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he will first undergo independent isolation for 14 days in the Rutan KPK, Kavling C1 Branch.

As for the case which was the case development of Eni Maulani Saragih's arrest operation (OTT), Samin Tan allegedly gave bribes to be assisted in the process of processing the termination of PT AKT's PKP2B contract at the ESDM Ministry PT AKT has been acquired by PT BORN.

Eni agreed to Samin Tan's request. Eni, as a member of the Minerba Committee at Commission VII DPR RI, even used a hearing meeting forum to influence the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Eni is also suspected of asking the businessman for a sum of money for the Pilkada needs of her husband, Muhammad Al Khadziq in Temanggung Regency. The giving took place in two stages through Samin Tan's staff and Eni's experts.

The first stage giving was carried out on June 1, 2018, amounting to IDR 4 billion and the second giving occurred on June 22, 2018 amounting to IDR 1 billion. Meanwhile, the bribe that Eni received from Samin Tan was Rp. 5 billion.

For his actions, Samin Tan is suspected of violating Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 Year 2001 Concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.