There Is A Deposit In The Procurement Of BRI EDC Machines, KPK Investigate Trillions Of Losses

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the alleged corruption in the procurement of BRI EDC machines occurred due to occupancy. As a result, the state lost IDR 700 billion out of the total budget value of IDR 2.1 trillion.

"In the procurement, it is suspected that there is an occupancy, conditioning in the procurement process," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted on Thursday, July 3.

"So the procurement is carried out not in accordance with the PBJ mechanism or procurement of goods and services in accordance with the provisions carried out," he continued.

Even so, Budi has not been able to provide details of the monitoring carried out. "We will convey the detailed mode later, yes, along with the construction of the whole case," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) or BBRI. It is suspected that there has been a corrupt practice related to the procurement of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) machines which functions to process payment transactions electronically.

"The alleged corruption related to EDC procurement," said Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Fitroh Rochahyanto to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, June 26.

The determination of this case uses a general investigation warrant (sprindik). This means that the KPK has not named a suspect.

Even so, the anti-corruption commission has submitted 13 prevention abroad to the Directorate General of Immigration on Thursday, June 26. One that is reportedly prohibited from traveling is Catur Budi Harto, who is the former Deputy Director of BRI.

Catur was also questioned by investigators on Thursday, June 26. He was asked at the anti-corruption commission office from 09.45 to 12.15 WIB.

Then, investigators searched BRI's office on Jalan Gatot Subroto and Sudirman, Jakarta. From this forced attempt, a number of evidences were confiscated, including financial records.