Former Director General Of Railways Of The Ministry Of Transportation Becomes A New Suspect Of South Sumatra LRT Corruption

Illustration of suspects of extraordinary crimes or corruption. (Unsplash)

The Attorney General's Office has named the Director General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) RI for the period May 2016-July 2017 with the initials PB, a new suspect in the South Sumatra Light Rail Transit (LRT) corruption case.

"Determination as a suspect based on the letter of determination of the suspect number: TAP-21/L.6.5/Fd.1/10/2024 dated October 30, 2024," said Assistant for Special Crimes (Aspidsus) Tinggi (Kejati) South Sumatra Umaryadi during a press conference in Palembang, Tuesday, November 5, confiscated by Antara.

He said that previously PB had been examined as a witness seven times.

The South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office has determined the suspect PB by the investigating team before the Indonesian Attorney General's Office makes arrests in other cases.

Based on the results of the examinations from witnesses and the previous suspects, evidence and clues were found that the PB suspect had received cash deposits amounting to Rp. 18 billion.

The money was obtained from deposits repeatedly to PB accounts within the 2016 period of 2020, this is a sign of a flow of funds to PB suspects while serving as Director General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia.

The investigative team will also investigate the flow of funds for PB suspects who are not from deposits. Currently, the Investigation Team for Special Crimes at the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office will conduct an examination of the PB suspect at the Indonesian Attorney General's Office.

The suspect's actions violated the first primer: Article 2 Paragraph (1) jo. Article 18 of Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1 Jo. Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Then subsidies : Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to law number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1 Jo. Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Or Second Article 11 of Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption.

"As for the witnesses who have been examined so far, there are 57 (fifty-seven) people in this case," he concluded.

Previously, the South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office had first named three suspects in the South Sumatra LRT case.