KPK Duga Ahmad Ali Kepratan Duit Gratifikasi Metric Ton Rita Widyasari

Director of Investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Brigadier General Asep Guntur (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that NasDem Party politician Ahmad Ali participated in enjoying the metric ton gratuity received by former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari.

This was conveyed by the Director of Investigation of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, when asked about the role of Ahmad Ali, who had been examined as a witness on Friday, March 7. He initially said that the anti-corruption commission was investigating where the metric tonne money went.

"Well, one of our suspicions is that the money from the RW crime on the metric ton flows into AA's brother," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted on Friday, March 21.

The allegation about Ahmad Ali splashing money, continued Asep, was discovered after investigators examined Said Amin, who is the Chairman of the Pancasila Youth Regional Leadership Council (MPW) in East Kalimantan. The flow is suspected to be through the community organization (ormas).

It is known that Ahmad Ali currently occupies the Deputy Chairperson of Pemuda Pancasila. "(So, red) starting from brother SA in East Kalimantan then to the parent organization in Jakarta," he said.

"Including the deputy chairman and chairman whom we have asked for information," continued Asep.

Apart from Ahmad Ali, Chairman of Pemuda Pancasila Japto Soerjosoemarno has also been questioned by investigators. The two houses have even been searched and confiscated evidence related to the metric ton gratification case.

From Japto's house, investigators confiscated 11 cars including Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, Landrover Defender, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes Benz, Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi Coldis, and Suzuki.

The confiscation was also carried out on rupiah and foreign currencies worth Rp56 billion, documents and electronic evidence allegedly related to the case being handled. Meanwhile, from Ahmad Ali's house, money was found in the form of rupiah and foreign exchange, watches, bags and so on.

Previously reported, the KPK continues to investigate allegations of corruption related to coal exports that ensnared Rita Widyasari as the former Regent of Kutai Kartanegara. In fact, non-tax state revenues (PNBP) continue to be investigated.

It is suspected that Rita received ton metric money in every coal mining exploration process. This investigation was carried out by the KPK as an entry point to investigate allegations of money laundering (TPPU).

In the money laundering case, Rita has been named a suspect along with Commissioner of PT Media Bangun Bersama, Khairudin on January 16, 2018. They are suspected of washing money from the results of project gratuities and licensing at the Kutai Kartanegara Provincial Government worth Rp436 billion.

Rita is currently a resident of Pondok Bambu Women's Prison, East Jakarta because she was proven to have received gratuities of Rp. 110.7 billion and bribes of up to Rp. 6 billion from permit applicants and project partners. He had to serve a sentence of 10 years in prison which was handed down by the Jakarta Corruption Court on July 6, 2018.