KPK Confiscates Evidence Related To Budget Shiftation When Searching The PUPR Office

Suspect in the corruption case of Riau Governor Abdul Wahid (doc the Riau Provincial Government)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated documents and electronic evidence related to the budget shift at the Riau Province Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Office on Tuesday, November 11.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the confiscation was carried out after investigators searched the office of the PUPR Office of Riau Province. This forced effort is a follow-up to the hand arrest operation (OTT) that ensnared the inactive Riau Governor Abdul Wahid last week.

"Investigators are continuing their search activities at the Riau Provincial PUPR Service. During the search, investigators confiscated documents and electronic evidence related to the budget shift at the PUPR Service," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Wednesday, November 12.

The anti-corruption commission is indeed looking for evidence of alleged extortion related to the addition of the 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Service.

Acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said the investigation team was in Riau after ensnaring Abdul Wahid and other suspects.

"The team is actually already there to follow up on the implementation of arrests. So they made forced efforts, searches, confiscations, and others to examine witnesses," he told reporters, Monday, November 10.

Previously reported, the KPK named three suspects for alleged extortion related to the addition of the 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Bridge Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Service. They are Riau Governor Abdul Wahid; M. Arief Setiawan as Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land Areas (PUPR PKPP) Riau Province; and Dani M. Nursalam as an expert for the Governor of Riau.

The determination of this suspect began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Monday, November 3. They have been detained for the first 20 days until November 23, 2025.

This case began when there was an additional 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Office, which was originally Rp71.6 billion to Rp177.4 billion.

It is suspected that there was a 2.5 percent ability to provide fees which were then discussed at a cafe in the Pekanbaru City area, Riau. The discussion was held between Ferry Yunanda as Secretary of the PKPP PUPR Service along with six UPTs.

Then Ferry conveyed the results of the meeting to M. Arief as Head of the Riau PUPR PKPP Service and representative Abdul Wahid. However, Arief actually asked for 5 percent or Rp. 7 billion and threatened to remove the Head of the UPT who did not deposit.

As a result of their actions, the suspects violated the provisions in Article 12e and/or Article 12f and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.