KPK Cecar's Wife Topan Ginting Regarding The Finding Of Rp2.8 Billion In Money Allegedly Related To Bribery For Road Projects In North Sumatra

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has finished examining Isabella, the wife of the former Head of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) of North Sumatra Province (North Sumatra) Topan Obaja Putra Ginting or Typhoon Ginting on this day. He was questioned about the finding of Rp2.8 billion in cash obtained by investigators while searching his house some time ago.

"The witness was investigated, among others, related to the results of the previous investigation by the KPK, namely at the house of the suspect TOP which of course also became the house of witness ISA," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, July 21.

"(Witnesses, ed) were confirmed in connection with the findings in the search, including money found and secured at the house of brother TOP," he continued.

As a reminder, Topan's house was searched on July 2. At that time, investigators not only confiscated money, but also two firearms and their bullets which were then coordinated with the police.

This search is related to the alleged bribery of the PUPR Service and the PJN Satker Region 1 North Sumatra.

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 forced effort, the KPK then named Typhoon Obaja Putra Ginting or Typhoon Ginting as the Head of PUPR Office of North Sumatra Province as a suspect along with four other people. They are Effendi Siregar's Rasul as the Head of the Old Mountain UPTD of the North Sumatra Province PUPR Service concurrently the Commitment Making Officer (PPK); Heiyanto 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 Director of PT RN.

The Typhoon was in the spotlight because it was inaugurated as the 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 served as Acting (Plt) of the Medan City Secretary when the son-in-law of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia sat as Mayor of Medan.

The KPK revealed that there were six road construction projects with a budget of IDR 231.8 billion that were suspected of bribery. The details are as follows:

1. Preservation of Jalan Simpang Pinang-Gunung Tua-Simpang Pal XI 2023 (project value of Rp56.5 billion);

2. Preservation of Jalan Simpang, Pinang City, Gunung Tua-Simpang, Pal XI 2024 (project value of IDR 17.5 billion);

3. Rehabilitation of Jalan Simpang Pinang-Gunung Tua-Simpang Pal XI and handling of avalanches 2025;

4. Preservation of Jalan Simpang Pinang-Gunung Tua-Simpang Pal XI 2025;

5. Construction of the Sipiongoit Road on the Labusel boundary (project value of Rp. 96 billion); and

6. Construction of Jalan Hutaimbaru-Sipiongot (project value of IDR 61.8 billion).