KPK Opens Opportunity To Summon Anies Baswedan In Munjul Land Case

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ensures that it will examine all parties deemed to be aware of the alleged corruption in land acquisition in Munjul, Pondok Ranggon, Jakarta. Including, examining the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan.

"The summoning of someone as a witness in the settlement of the case is of course because if there is a need for investigation," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, May 28.

He said that the witnesses who were summoned and questioned were those who were thought to know the series of incidents of alleged corruption which caused losses to state finances of up to Rp152.5 billion. The goal, to add to the light of this case.

"The process of investigating this case is still being carried out by gathering evidence, both the testimony of witnesses and other evidence," he said.

Ali said that every witness who will be summoned will of course be informed to the public. "Regarding the parties we will summon as witnesses, we will further inform them," he said.

Previously reported, in the alleged corruption case of land acquisition in Munjul, the KPK has named the former Managing Director of the Regional Public Company (Perumda) Pembangunan Sarana Jaya Yoory Corneles as a suspect. He is currently also detained at the KPK detention center.

Apart from Yoory, there are two other people who have been named as suspects. They are the Director of PT Adonara Propertindo Tomy Ardian and Deputy Director of PT Adonara Propertindo Anja Runtuwene. In addition, the anti-corruption commission also named a corporate suspect, namely PT Adonara Propertindo.

This case started when Perumda Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, which is a BUMD in the property sector, was looking for land in the Jakarta area to be used as a business unit or a land bank.

Furthermore, Perumda Pembangunan Sarana Jaya is working with PT Adonara Propertindo which is also engaged in the same field.

From this cooperation, on April 8, 2019, it was agreed to sign the Sale and Purchase Agreement Deed before a notary which took place at the Perumda Sarana Jaya office. This signature was carried out between the buyers, namely Yoory and Anja Runtuwene.

Furthermore, at the same time, a payment of 50 percent or around Rp.108.9 billion was immediately made to AR's bank account at Bank DKI. Not long after, on Yoory's order, the next payment was made in the amount of Rp.43.5 billion.

However, in the land acquisition process, Perumda Sarana Jaya was suspected of committing misappropriation such as not conducting a study on the appropriateness of land objects and not carrying out appraisal studies without being supported by the completeness of the requirements according to the relevant regulations.

Then, this BUMD company is also strongly suspected of carrying out the process and stages of land acquisition that are not in accordance with procedures and documents have been compiled on a back-date basis, as well as the initial price agreement between Anja and Perumda Sarana Jaya was carried out before the negotiation process was carried out.

For their actions, the suspects are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.