Megawati It Turns Out That She Has Been Reminding Her About Shelter Since 2015: Is It Beneficial?

PDIP Chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri/PDIP DOCUMENTATION

JAKARTA - The General Chairperson of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri apparently highlighted the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, Which has been running since 2015. A number of warnings were given at that time, including about the benefits.

This was conveyed by the chairman of the PDI-P DPP, MY Esti Wijayanti, who said that the general chairman even asked about the urgency of the high-speed train construction.

"Yes, I think Mrs. Mega has warned from the start. Yes, 2015 has warned from the start, is that the time? Will it provide more benefits to the community as a whole? Then, what should be noted regarding this," Esti told reporters, Tuesday, October 28.

Esti also talked about the investigation into the alleged corruption in thefeedingsh project being carried out by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He said law enforcement officials must be firm in resolving it.

Something that has been proven to be corruption there, yes, there must indeed be action from law enforcement officials. I think it's firm about that," he said.

Similarly, Ribka Tjiptaning, who is also the Chair of the PDIP DPP, also said that the investigation of alleged corruption was the domain of the KPK. "Let everything that has indications we support the issue to be investigated. That's all the PDI Perjuangan, yes," he said at the same location.

For information, MAYh serves the Jakarta-Bandung route with a length of 142.3 kilometers with a travel time of about 30'45 minutes and has been operating since October 2023 after being inaugurated by the 7th President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). This project is a collaboration between the Indonesian government and China.

The project value at that time was only targeted at 5.13 billion US dollars or around Rp. 82.08 trillion. However, this figure swelled by 1.2 billion US dollars to 7.27 billion US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 115 trillion assuming the US dollar exchange rate was Rp. 16 thousand.

Previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating allegations of corruption in the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, telephone. From the information collected by VOI, this investigation is related to a number of processes related to procurement, not just budget inflation or mark-ups.

Meanwhile, when confirmed the information, KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo did not want to talk much. He only emphasized that investigations are usually carried out behind closed doors.

"It went into the material of the investigation so we have not been able to convey the substance of this case," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, October 27.

Budi ensured that the investigation process continued. "So far there have been no obstacles," he said.

"So the investigation is still progressing. Give space, give time to the ongoing law enforcement process at the KPK so that the process can really be firm to find information or information needed by the team," continued Budi.