JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded every witness of their obligation to fulfill the call of investigators. Cooperatively, they must provide information before the investigators, including the former Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi.
The examination of Budi Karya was actually carried out on Wednesday, February 18. However, the request for information on the natural case of bribery for the construction of the railway line project of the Director General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) for East Java was not carried out because he was not present with the excuse that he had a scheduled agenda first.
After that, based on the information obtained, the investigators actually rescheduled the examination for Wednesday, February 25. But, the delay was again carried out until Monday, March 2.
"Of course the KPK appeals for every witness who is examined in the investigation of a case to be cooperative and to come and provide the information needed by the investigators," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters quoted on Thursday, February 26.
"So that it can effectively reveal a case to be bright and clear," he continued.
Budi Karya disebut Budi dimintai keterangan dalam kapasitasnya sebagai Menteri Perhubungan yang menjabat saat itu.
For information, Budi Karya in the trial was said to have met with Pati Regent Sudewo when he was in the position as a member of Commission V of the DPR RI for the 2020-2024 period.
In addition, the former minister also participated in the flow of corrupt money in the case. From various reports, it was mentioned that there was a helicopter rental for Budi Karya during a visit to the region.
Regarding this information, the KPK has already examined Budi Karya as a witness in July 2023. He was questioned about the bribery of the procurement and maintenance of railway lines in the South Sulawesi, Central Java, West Java, and Sumatra regions in the 2018-2022 period which dragged Harno and others.
As previously reported, the KPK continues to develop the bribery case for the railway line development project of the Director General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) for East Java. Most recently, Sudewo as a former Member of Commission V of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2020-2024 was named a suspect.
Then, the anti-corruption commission also promised to investigate members of Commission V of the DPR RI for the period 2019-2024 who enjoyed the flow of money. One of them is Lasarus as the then Chairman of Commission V of the DPR RI and was said in the trial to enjoy a project fee of 10 percent.
He is suspected of receiving money flows with members of Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the period 2019-2024 from various factions who are suspected of enjoying fees. They include Ridwan Bae, Hamka Baco Kady to Sadarestuwati.
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