Ridwan Kamil Allegedly Samarized The Ownership Of Mercedes Benz And Royal Enfield Using Employee Names

Acting Deputy For Enforcement And Execution Of The KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil used his employee's name to disguise the ownership of cars and motorbikes that were confiscated some time ago.

This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu when he was asked about the confiscation of Mercedes Benz 280 SL and Royal Enfield from Ridwan Kamil's house some time ago.

This forced effort is related to allegations of corruption in the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) for the period 2021-2023.

"The car and several motorbikes are in the name of other people," Asep told reporters quoted on Friday, July 25.

"Well, that's to my knowledge, yes, in the name of someone else. So we are currently investigating. If I'm not mistaken, it's the aide or employee," continued Asep.

This deepening then made Ridwan Kamil never called in this case. Because, Asep said, investigators wanted to collect information from other parties.

"That's why (if, red) they are asked, why has not Mr. RK been examined, yes, we are investigating it," said Asep.

Diberitakan sebelumnya, KPK menyita bukti terkait kasus korupsi penempatan iklan PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk atau Bank BJB (BJBR) periode 2021-2023. Di antaranya adalah deposito senilai Rp70 miliar hingga kendaraan.

"We also confiscated a sum of money, but in the form of deposits of approximately Rp. 70 billion, there were several two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles," said Acting Director of KPK Investigation, Budi Sokmo, to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

In this case, five suspects have been named. They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB Widi Hartoto; Agency Controller Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan; Agency Controller of BSC Advertising and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Controlling of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama (CKSB) and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama (CKMB) Raden Sophan Jaya Kusuma.

This case investigation warrant (sprindik) was issued on February 27, 2025. The actions of the five suspects are suspected of having caused the state to lose up to Rp22 billion.

Currently, the detention has not been carried out on five suspects. However, they have been prevented from traveling abroad for six months and can be extended according to the needs of the investigation.