KPK Will Search The Origin And Flow Of Rp2.8 Billion In Money At Topan Ginting House

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will trace the Rp2.8 billion money found at the house of Typhoon Obaja Putra Ginting or Typhoon Ginting, the former Head of PUPR Office of North Sumatra Province.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said this effort was made after investigators searched Topan Ginting's house today, July 2. This forced effort is related to the alleged bribery of the PUPR Service and the PJN Satker Region 1 North Sumatra.

"Of course everything will be investigated (regarding the findings of the money, ed)," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, July 2.

In addition, where the money will flow will be investigated by investigators. Budi said this step was taken to find the involvement of other parties.

The money was cash and was piled up in a black safe in Topan's house. The fragments were Rp. 50,000 and Rp. 100,000.

"Even if the money will be channeled to where (the investigators will investigate it, ed)," he said.

"And the KPK will continue to investigate related to the evidence that will also be elsewhere. So that the KPK will continue to conduct searches," continued Budi.

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.