Mahfud MD Ready To Be Summoned By KPK Regarding Allegations Of KCIC Corruption

Mahfud MD gave an explanation to reporters at the MDD Initiative, Jakarta, Tuesday (20/8/2024). (ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Ramdan/nym)

JAKARTA - Former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD stated that he is ready to be summoned by the Corruption Eradication Commission to provide information regarding the alleged inflated budget for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, WHOsh.

"Yes, I am ready to be summoned. If called, I will come. If I was told to report, what was it, it was a waste of time too," said Mahfud when met at the Sasana Hinggil Dwi Abad Complex, South Square, Yogyakarta City, Sunday.

This was conveyed by Mahfud in response to the KPK's statement which again encouraged him to officially report alleged corruption in the project.

Mahfud stated that there is no obligation for someone to make a report to the KPK and vice versa the anti-corruption agency has no right to urge him to report.

"He (KPK) has no right to encourage. The report, there is no obligation for people to report," he said.

According to Mahfud, information regarding the alleged markup or inflated budget for the railway project was actually known by the KPK before he revealed it to the public.

"Wong yang saya laporkan itu, KPK sudah tahu. Karena sebelum saya bicara, sudah ramai dulu, kan? Saya hanya berbicara karena sudah ramai saja," ucap mantan Ketua Mahkamah Konstitusi itu.

Mahfud said the parties who should have been called by the KPK were people who first spoke and had data related to the high-speed rail project.

"The KPK should have called people who spoke before, that's a lot, there are a lot of people who have data, and the perpetrators. If I'm just a recorder," said Mahfud.

When asked about his views on the condition of the high-speed train project, Mahfud joked. "Yes, wary, washy, washy, washy," he said with a laugh.

Meanwhile, regarding the plan to negotiate the Government of Indonesia with China to discuss the debt of theASH project, Mahfud views that this step is necessary.

"Yes, it really has to be negotiated, right? What do you want when it's like this. You can't pay, you don't have money, so negotiations. Right? The way is negotiation. Go ahead," he said.

Previously, Mahfud MD in a video uploaded on the Mahfud MD Official YouTube channel on October 14, 2025 revealed allegations of corruption in the form of budget inflation in the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project.

He said the construction costs per kilometer in Indonesia reached 52 million US dollars, while in China only around 17 million US dollars to 18 million US dollars.

Based on this statement, the KPK on October 16, 2025 conveyed an appeal for Mahfud to officially report the allegation.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo later confirmed that the open anti-corruption agency received additional data from Mahfud for further study and analysis.

"Thank you for the initial information, and if Prof. Mahfud has data that can later become enrichment for the KPK, then we will be very open to then study and analyze it," said Budi at the KPK's Red and White Building, Jakarta, Monday (20/10).