Luxury House Allegedly Owned By Typhoon Ginting In Medan Will Be Investigated By KPK

DOC VOI

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it will investigate where the bribes for road construction projects at the PUPR Service and the North Sumatra PJN Region 1 Satker are flowing. Including, if there are suspects who convert them into assets.

This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo when asked about the news that one of the suspects, Typhoon Obaja Putra Ginting or Typhoon Ginting as Head of PUPR Office of North Sumatra Province, had a luxury house in Medan City.

From a number of reports, the news that Typhoon owns a luxury house was busy on social media. However, he has denied the ownership of the two-story property.

"Of course (KPK will investigate the ownership of the house, ed)," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, July 1.

Budi said investigators would investigate who enjoyed the bribe. "Including (looking for, red) assets allegedly related to this case," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK held a hand arrest operation (OTT) in the North Sumatra region on Thursday, June 26. It is suspected that money was given in the road construction project in the province.

From this activity, five people were finally named as suspects. They are the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Service (PUPR) Topan Obaja Putra Ginting or Topan Ginting; Effendi Siregar Rasul as the Head of the UPTD Gunung Tua North Sumatra Province PUPR Service concurrently the Commitment Making Officer (PPK); Heliyanto as PPK PJN Satker Region I North Sumatra Province; M. Akhirun Efendi Siregar as the President Director of PT DNG; and M. Rayhan Dulasmi PIlang as the Director of PT RN.

The Typhoon was inaugurated as Head of PUPR on February 24 by the Governor of North Sumatra Bobby Nasution. He previously served as Head of the Public Works Service or the Department of Water Resources, Highways and Construction Development of Medan City and had sat as Acting (Plt) Medan City Secretary when the son-in-law of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia sat as Mayor of Medan.

Setelah ditetapkan jadi tersangka, Topan bersama empat orang lainnya akan ditahan di Rutan KPK. Upaya paksa ini dilaksanakan selama 20 hari pertama dan akan diperpanjang sesuai kebutuhan penyidik.