KPK Checks The Head Of Forest Planning And Utilization To The Acting Head Of The Riau LHK Office Today

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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined four witnesses regarding the alleged extortion related to the addition of budget allocations at the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI of the PUPR Office of PKPP Riau Province for the 2025 fiscal year today, December 1. Among them are Matnuril as the Head of Planning and Forest Utilization of the Riau Province LHK Service.

"The examination was carried out at the Riau Province BPKP," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Monday, December 1.

In addition, investigators also examined three other witnesses. They are Suyadi as a member of the Riau Provincial DPRD, Embiyarman as the acting Head of the Riau Province Forestry Environment (LHK), and Iwan Pansa as private.

Budi has not yet detailed the material for the examination of the three. However, the witnesses are suspected of knowing the alleged extortion that began with the hand arrest operation (OTT) that ensnared the inactive Governor of Riau Abdul Wahid.

"KPK has scheduled witness examinations related to the alleged TPK within the Riau Provincial Government (Pemprov) for the 2025 Fiscal Year," he said.

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.