Jakarta Deputy Governor Riza Confirms No Plan To Deactivate The Water Resources Office Cadre Examined By High Prosecutor's Office

DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria stated that there are no plans to deactivate the Head of the Water Resources Office (SDA) Yusmada Faizal who is being investigated by the High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) of DKI Jakarta for alleged corruption.

"Yes, the status has not been checked," Riza said at Jakarta City Hall as quoted by Antara, Thursday, May 20.

Because of its status, said Riza, which distinguishes the treatment of the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta on Yusmada and former Director of Sarana Jaya Yoory Corneles Pinontoan who was caught in a land procurement corruption case for the Rp0 DP House Program in the Pondok Ranggon area, East Jakarta.

"If the Director of Sarana Jaya yesterday was already a suspect," Riza said.

In relation to the case, Riza handed over completely to the authorities, in this case, the Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office.

"We wait for the results, the examination is ordinary, we do not want to suspect let alone overreact to it. We choose to respond wisely to this process," he said.

However, Riza hopes Yusmada is completely clean so that he can perform his duties well as the Head of the Jakarta Water Resources Office.

"I think Mr. Yusmada can handle it well. Hopefully, it doesn't get that far (suspect) and the process can be completed well soon and I'm sure Mr. Yusmada is not so (caught up in corruption)," Riza said.

Previously, the High Prosecutor of DKI Jakarta had conducted an examination of the Head of the Water Resources Office (SDA) of DKI Jakarta Yusmada Faizal who was allegedly related to alleged corruption of heavy equipment.

The Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office has summoned the Head of the Water Resources Office (SDA) of DKI Jakarta, Yusmada Faisal, for questioning. The letter with the number SP/248/M.1.5/Fd.1/04/2021 asked Yusmada to present a statement to the High Prosecutor's Office on April 21, 2021, at Wisma Mandiri 2 floors 6, Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta.

The summons was to ask for information from Yusmada about alleged criminal acts of corruption in the procurement of heavy equipment supporting road repairs at the Upt Equipment and Supplies (Alkal) Of DKI Jakarta Highway Agency for Fiscal Year (TA) 2015.

The investigation was informed based on the findings of BPK Jakarta Representatives TA 2016 at the DKI Jakarta Highway Agency. In 2015, Upt Alkal Highway Agency conducted The Procurement of Heavy Equipment Supporting Road Repair based on Agreement Letter Number: 30/077.32 dated June 25, 2015, worth Rp36,100,000,000,- with the period of work implementation starting from June 25 to October 22, 2015.

During this period, Yusmada was known to be the Head of The DKI Jakarta Highway Agency.