Investigated By The KPK, State Losses Due To PT Taspen Capai's Fictitious Investment Of IDR 1 Trillion

KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that state losses due to the alleged corruption in PT Taspen (Persero)'s fictitious investment reached Rp1 trillion. The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has submitted the final results for today's calculation, Monday, April 28.

"At first, we conveyed Rp200 billion, then it was still calculated at that time. After calculating, this is the final, the final is Rp1 trillion," said Asep Guntur Rahayu, Director of KPK Investigations to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Investigation at BPK I Nyoman Wara agreed that the results of the calculation of state losses had been submitted to the anti-corruption commission. This is in accordance with the KPK's request.

"From the results of the BPK examination, BPK concluded that there were irregularities with criminal indications that resulted in state losses," he said.

"The loss in this case is IDR 1 trillion and the Deputy Chairperson of the BPK has conveyed to the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK the report on the results of the examination (LHP)," continued I Nyoman Wara.

Previously reported, the KPK has detained former Director of PT Taspen (Persero) Antonius NS Kosasih and former President Director of PT Insight Investment Management Ekiawan Heri Primayanto regarding the alleged corruption of fictitious investments in the state-owned company. Their actions allegedly cost the state up to Rp200 billion.

This case began when PT Taspen (Persero) placed an investment of IDR 1 trillion in the RD I-Next G2 mutual fund managed by PT Insight Investment Management. The private company then spread it to a number of investments but not according to the rules.

In detail, Rp78 billion is managed by PT Insight Investment Management. Then, as much as Rp2.2 billion is managed by PT VSI; Rp102 million is managed by PT PS; Rp44 million goes to PT SM; and other parties affiliated with Kosasih and Ekiawan.

In this case, the investigative team has also searched two apartment units in Rasuna Said, South Jakarta on January 8 and 9. From these forced attempts, the anti-corruption commission confiscated Rp300 million in foreign currency US dollars, Singapore dollars, pounds, won, and baht.

Not only that, investigators also confiscated a number of luxury bags, documents or letters related to ownership of assets and electronic evidence allegedly related to the case being investigated.