KPK Opens Opportunities For Suspects Of Alleged Corruption In LPEI Increases

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) opens the opportunity for an increase in suspects in corruption cases in the provision of credit facilities at the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI). Anyone who participates in this action will be charged.

"KPK will continue to study this case and it is very possible to ensnare other parties involved in unlawful acts and should be held accountable for their crimes," KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika told reporters, Friday, November 8.

Currently, seven people have been named as suspects. They are elements of state officials and private parties.

Tessa said these seven people had harmed state finances. The value is estimated at trillions of rupiah.

"For this case, the KPK has named seven people as suspects with an estimated state loss of around Rp. 1 trillion," he said.

This credit grant is taken from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN). This state loss arises because of the patch code mode in lending and financing payments at LPEI.

"Where is the next loan to close the previous loan. In addition, it is suspected that the suspect from the debtor has obtained credit facilities from LPEI with another company of his own," explained the spokesman with the investigator's background.

As previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption related to the provision of credit facilities from the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI). The confiscation of money and jewelry has been carried out after investigators searched a number of places in East Kalimantan on July 31, August 2.

The amount of money found by investigators at that time reached Rp4.6 billion; 6 units of vehicles; 13 precious metals; 9 watches; 37 luxury bags; and 100 jewelry. Then investigators also obtained electronic evidence in the form of laptops and hard drives as well as evidence in the form of documents.

Then, investigators also confiscated dozens of land and building assets. This property is estimated to be worth IDR 200 billion.

The confiscated assets may still increase. This is because investigators found that some of them were still under construction or became collateral.