JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the former Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah received gratuity funds from a number of parties amounting to Rp30.3 billion.
The flow of funds received by Rohid was all used to support his candidacy as Governor of Bengkulu in the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada).
"For the receipt of gratuities amounting to Rp30.3 billion, there is Singapore and American dollar bills. As in the indictment there are several parties who provide funds to the defendant Rohidin. All of them are for the sake of winning the election for the defendant Rohidin," said KPKade prosecutor Azhari at the Bengkulu Corruption Court, Monday, April 21.
The prosecutor explained that the funds came from a number of parties, such as businessmen, regional heads, heads of regional apparatus organizations (OPD) to the families of Bank Bengkulu employees.
The entire money was received by Rohidin Mersyah through his aide, namely Evriansyah alias Anca, the inactive Bengkulu Provincial Secretary (Sekda) Isnan Fajri, and the former Head of the General Bureau of the Bengkulu Provincial Secretariat, Alfian Martedy.
The following are the sources of funds received by Rohidin Mersyah for the 2024 Pilkada, namely from Haris, coal entrepreneurs and palm oil heads as much as Rp. 19.1 billion, the Bengkulu Bank family, namely Dede Arga Putra, Olivia Lesiana, and Pandita Juniarti, namely Rp. 2.3 billion.
Then from the regional head in Bengkulu Province who participated in the 2024 Pilkada, namely Regent Kaur Gusril Fauzi, former Regent of Seluma Erwin Oktavian, Regent of Central Bengkulu Rahmat Riyanto, Regent of North Bengkulu Arie Septi Dinata, and Regent of Kepahiang Zurdinata, with total funds handed over to Rohidin Mersyah of Rp. 2.1 billion.
Rohidin also received IDR 3.5 billion from a number of politicians, namely Sumardi, Samsul Aswajar, Dodi Martian, Januardi, Ichram Nur, Hidayah, Zamhari, Ansori M, Lukman Efendi, and Ahmad Lutfi.
He also received funds worth Rp1.5 billion from the Commissioner of PT Cereno Energi Selaras and PT Cakrawala Dinamika Energi. Meanwhile, the Director of PT Somatama Jaya Pratama Dedeng contributed Rp500 million.
Furthermore, the principal of the equivalent high school (SMA) level in Bengkulu City also deposited money worth IDR 1.2 billion.
In addition to receiving rupiah, Rohidin also received funds from Tjandra Teresna Widjaja, Director of PT Firman Ketaun (PT FK) of US$30,000, and US$12,715 from parties whose identities were not remembered by the defendant.
As well as receiving assistance of 14,500 kaos worth Rp130 million from the Bengkulu Coal Mining Association (APBB), which was distributed through the Head of the Bengkulu Province Mineral Resources Energy Service (ESDM) Doni Swabuana.
Rohidin also received funds from a number of OPD heads within the Bengkulu Provincial Government such as Head of Diskominfo Oslita, Head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Service (DKP) Syafriandi, Head of Satpol PP Atisar Sulaiman, Head of the Public Works (PU) Tejo Suroso and others.
"The entire flow of funds received was recorded in detail by Anca (Rohidin's aide) in an Excel file called 'Anca Finance Note' which was stored on his laptop," he explained.
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