KPK Wins Pretrial For PPE And East Kalimantan Corruption Cases After Defeated By Uncle Birin

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) won two different pretrial lawsuits at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) today, Wednesday, November 13. The first application is related to allegations of corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) submitted by the President Director of PT Energi Kita Indonesia (EKI) Satrio Wibowo.

Meanwhile, the second application was submitted by PT Sepiak Jaya Kaltim Rudy Ong Chandra who is a suspect in a bribery case related to the processing of a mining business permit (IUP) in East Kalimantan.

"The judge decided that the formal aspects in determining the suspect and the investigation process on the two cases were in accordance with the procedures and legal provisions," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement quoted Thursday, November 14.

Tessa said that the KPK appreciated the judge's decision to try the pretrial lawsuit. In the future, the investigation process of the two suspects will continue.

This step is taken so that the suspects get legal certainty. "Therefore, the KPK asks the parties to cooperate in this investigation process," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

"Moreover, PPE procurement cases are directly related to the lives of many people, especially in the Health sector and IUP cases which are also related to environmental issues," continued Tessa.

The anti-corruption commission got the victory against these two lawsuits after being defeated by South Kalimantan Governor Sahbirin Noor or Uncle Birin. This condition makes his legal status as a suspect in the alleged bribery to be killed.

Uncle Birin was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with four other people. They are the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Ahmad Solhan (SOL), the Head of Cipta Karya as well as the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government Yulianti Erlynah (YUL), the Management of the Tahfidz Darussalam House as well as the collectors of money or fees Ahmad (AMD) and Plt. Head of the Household of the Governor of South Kalimantan Agustya Febry Andrean (FEB).

Meanwhile, as the suspect givers, namely Sugeng Wahyudi (YUD) and Andi Susanto (AND) as private parties. A total of seven suspects were named by the KPK which began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Sunday, October 6.

This gift was made after Sugeng and Andi got three projects in South Kalimantan. The details:

1. Development of Football Fields in the Integrated Sports Area of South Kalimantan Province with selected provider PT WKM (Wismani Kharya Mandiri) with a work value of Rp23 billion; 2. Integrated Samsat Development with selected provider PT HIU (Haryadi Indo Utama) with a work value of Rp22 billion;3. Development of Swimming Pools in the Integrated Sports Area of South Kalimantan Province with selected provider CV BBB (Bunt Banua Bersama) with a work value of Rp9 billion.