The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Has Opportunity To Call Ridwan Kamil After His House Was Ransacked For The Corruption Case Of Bank BJB

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (DOK Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil or Kang Emil after his house was searched on Monday, March 10. This effort was carried out in connection with the investigation into the alleged corruption of PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten, Tbk (BJBR).

"Investigators will summon witnesses who are deemed to have the necessary information," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, March 11.

The statements of these witnesses, continued Tessa, were needed to strengthen the evidence owned by investigators. "In order to fulfill the elements of the case," he said.

The KPK has previously issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) to investigate allegations of corruption within Bank BJB. Five people have been named as suspects because they are suspected of causing state losses.

"The article suspected of Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 is related to the procurement of goods or services at Bank BJB," said a VOI source who was delivered on Wednesday, March 5 evening.

The amount of state losses incurred by the five suspects reached hundreds of billions of rupiah. However, the exact figure cannot be conveyed.

The same source also said that the KPK had asked the Directorate General of Immigration to prevent the five suspects from leaving the country for six months. Two of them are internal Bank BJB while the rest are private.

This effort is being made to facilitate the investigation process. The prohibition of traveling abroad can usually be extended as needed.

Meanwhile, the Director of Investigation of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said that the alleged corruption at Bank BJB occurred for the period 2021-2023. It is suspected that there was a fraud related to the installation of advertisements in print and electronic media.

"(The suspicion is related, red) the procurement of goods and services in the form of BJB advertisements in print and electronic media," Asep told reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, March 11.