JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will trace the flow of bribes from the Central Lampung Regent Ardito Wijaya to the success team and his election party in the 2024 Pilkada.
As for the 2024 Pilkada, Ardito, who was paired with Komang Koheri, was promoted by PDIP. The regent and deputy regent candidates are against the pair Musa Ahmad and Ahsan As'ad Said who were promoted by the Golkar Party, Gerindra, PKB, Democratic Party, Nasdem, PKS, PAN and PSI.
"We will trace it by following the money method," said the daily executor (Plh) of the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Mungki Hadipratikto, quoted from the Indonesian KPK YouTube show, Friday, December 12.
Mungki emphasized that this process will be accompanied by investigating the origin of other bribes.
"Then where did he run, what was used for and it was possible that some of it had been used for other political purposes," he said.
"What are the techniques, the techniques are of course various techniques we use, in collaboration with PPATK, of course, then also with banks and related parties," continued Mungki.
Previously reported, the KPK held a hand arrest operation (OTT) in the Jakarta and Central Lampung areas on Monday and Tuesday, December 9-10. From this activity, the team secured a number of people including the Regent of Central Lampung Ardito Wijaya.
Furthermore, Ardito was named a suspect along with four other people. They are Riki Hendra Saputra as a member of the Central Lampung DPRD; Ranu Hari Prasetyo as Ardito's younger brother; Anton Wibowo as the acting head (Plt) of the Central Lampung Regional Revenue Agency as well as a close relative of Ardito; and Mohamad Lukman Sjamsuri as a private party or Director of PT Elkaka Mandiri.
Ardito is said to have received a fee of IDR 5.75 billion from a procurement project in Central Lampung. The KPK said the money was obtained using the procurement control mechanism, namely winning the company owned by the family and the winning team.
Dari jumlah uang yang diterimanya, Ardito menggunakan untuk dana operasional sebesar Rp500 juta dan membayar pinjaman bank saat maju sebagai calon kepala daerah. Nilai utang tersebut disebut Rp5,25 miliar.
As a result of his actions, Ardito, Anton, Riki, and Ranu as recipients were suspected of violating the provisions of Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 or Article 12 B of Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Lukman as the giver is suspected of violating the provisions of Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.
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