Check the Director of PT Karabha Digdaya in the Depok PN Case, KPK Investigates the Order of Bribery

Illustration of bribery (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined the Director of PT Karabha Digdaya, Yuli Priyanto as a witness in the bribery and gratification case related to land dispute management at the Depok District Court on Wednesday, April 1. Investigators have a number of things, including whether there is an order to give money.

Meanwhile, PT Karabha Digdaya is a business entity under the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu).

"This includes the investigative material that has been investigated, whether the money was known by the ranks (directors, ed), who, the initiative came from anywhere, how the order flow, how the technical provision. That was then investigated also in the series of examinations of witnesses," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, April 2.

In addition, investigators have also examined two other witnesses, namely Gunawan as Head of Business Development PT Karabha Digdaya and Ferdinand Manua who is a Commissioner of PT Mitra Bangun Persada. They were also questioned about the transfer of money which then led to a hand-in-hand operation (OTT).

"Representatives from PT KD were present when investigators investigated the mechanism for spending money from PT KD," he said.

"Of course this completes the initial evidence that has been obtained by the KPK in the series of hand-in-hand events and also the statements that have been obtained from other witnesses in the investigation process for this case," continued Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK announced five suspects of receiving bribes and gratuities related to land dispute management at the Depok District Court (PN) after carrying out a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Thursday evening, February 6. They are the Chairman of the Depok District Court (PN) I Wayan Eka Mariarta; Deputy Chairman of the Depok District Court (PN) Bambang Setyawan; Jurusita PN Depok Yohansyah Maruanaya; President Director of PT Karabha Digdaya, Trisnandi Yulrisman; and Head of Corporate Legal PT Karabha Digdaya, Berliana Tri Kusuma.

This case is said to have started in 2023, when the Depok PN granted a lawsuit by PT Karabha Digdaya, which is a business entity in the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) related to a land dispute of 6,500 meters in Tapos District, Depok, West Java.

PT Karaba Digdaya then allegedly gave Rp850 million in money sourced from the disbursement of checks with the underlying payment of a fictitious invoice from PT SKBB Consulting Solusindo (consultant of PT KD).

The donation was allegedly handed over to I Wayan Eka and Bambang Setiawan through Yohansyah as a jurusita.

As a result of their actions, the suspects are suspected of violating Article 605 letter a and/or Article 606 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

In addition, Bambang is also suspected of violating Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes. Because, he is suspected of receiving a gratification of IDR 2.5 billion which originated from a deposit on a foreign exchange exchange on behalf of PT Daha Mulia Valasindo (DMV).