President Habibie's Son Was Summoned By The KPK Regarding Allegations Of Corruption In The Procurement Of BJB Bank Ads

Ilham Akbar Habibie (VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned Ilham Akbar Habibie today, August 22. The son of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia will be questioned regarding the alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).

"The investigation was carried out at the KPK's Red and White building," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Friday, August 22.

It has not been detailed about the material for the examination of Ilham Habibie, who had stepped forward as a candidate for deputy governor (cawagub) of West Java in the 2024 Pilkada. However, from a number of information gathered, it is suspected that there were assets purchased from him.

Budi only said that the investigation was to investigate the alleged corruption being investigated. "The KPK has scheduled an examination of witnesses suspected of corruption related to the procurement of advertisements at the West Java and Banten Regional Development Banks (BJB)," he said.

Apart from Ilham Habibie, the KPK also summoned Lisa Mariana Presley Zulkandar or Lisa Mariana. This celebgram is known to be related to the former Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil who was dragged into this case.

Until now, neither Ilham Habibie nor Lisa have been seen at the anti-corruption commission office.

Previously reported, the KPK confiscated evidence related to the corruption case in the placement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) for the period 2021-2023. Among them are deposits worth IDR 70 billion to vehicles.

"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 Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

One of the confiscated was the Royal Enfield motorbike which was found at the house of former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil. Then, investigators also confiscated a blue Mercedes-Benz 280 SL.

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.