KPK Confiscates IDR 62 Billion Related To Alleged Corruption Of PT PP's EPC Division

The KPK building (DOK VOI).

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated money and deposits totaling Rp62 billion related to allegations of corruption in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) division of PT Pembangunan Perumahan (PT PP). This forced effort was carried out by investigators as an effort to find evidence.

"Investigators said that they had been confiscated, the first was in the form of deposits. That was a total of Rp22 billion," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters quoted on Saturday, January 4.

Then, investigators also found money in the safe. "The total amount is approximately Rp. 40 billion," explained Tessa.

Even so, Tessa has not detailed the findings. Investigators are said to be still conducting analysis.

"Form the money whether the rupiah or foreign currency has not been conveyed from the investigators to me," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption that occurred at PT Pembangunan Perumahan (PT PP) in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) division. This familiar practice allegedly resulted in state losses which allegedly amounted to Rp80 billion.

In this case, the anti-corruption commission named two suspects but has not been detailed. Then, the Directorate General of Immigration has been asked to prevent them from leaving the country for six months.

The KPK said that the investigation into the corruption case at PT PP began on December 9. The alleged criminal incident occurred in the period 2022-2023.