JAKARTA - The son of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia B. J. Habibie, Ilham Akbar Habibie said the Mercedes Benz 280 SL purchased by former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil and is currently confiscated goods will be returned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
This was conveyed by Ilham Habibie after fulfilling the KPK's summons regarding the alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) at the KPK Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. He admitted that he only signed the return of his father's car which Ridwan Kamil had bought.
This car was known to have been confiscated because it was allegedly bought using non-budgeter funds from Bank BJB. This money comes from the difference in paying for the procurement of advertisements by Bank BJB which was returned by the company that won the advertising tender.
"Today I was summoned to sign an official report related to the process of returning the car," Ilham told reporters at the location.
He said the KPK returned the car after he handed over the money paid by Ridwan Kamil. Ilham did not specify the amount but he once admitted that Ridwan had only paid Rp1.3 billion from the total sale and purchase agreement of Rp2.6 billion.
After this process, Ilham emphasized that the Mercedes Benz 280 SL will be his business. The return of vehicles by the KPK is said to be carried out this week.
The car, called Ilham, is still in the workshop. Later, payments related to the restoration process will be an agreement between him and Ridwan Kamil.
"That will be between me and the workshop and me and Mr. RK. So it's no longer with the KPK," he said.
Meanwhile, KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo some time ago said investigators would look for a solution related to the Mercedes Benz 280 SL belonging to B. J. Habibie who was confiscated in the Bank BJB case. This step was taken after Ilham stated that the car had not been paid off by Ridwan Kamil and wanted to get it again when examined on Wednesday, September 3.
"So that later there will be no obstacles if an auction is carried out, currently investigators are still exploring the position of the evidence to get the best solution in optimizing asset recovery for the country later," said Budi when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, September 4.
Previously reported, the KPK has named five suspects in connection with allegations of corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).
They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of Bank BJB Corporate Secretary Division Widi Hartoto; Agency Controller Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan; Agency Controller BSC Advertising and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Controller 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.
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