JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon the former Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi again in the case of bribery for the construction of a train line project of the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA).
KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto said the possibility of summoning Budi Karya was open after his former staff, Robby Kurniawan, returned hundreds of millions of rupiah during an examination on Monday, May 18. It is suspected that the money is related to the case being handled.
"There is definitely a possibility to be examined," Setyo told reporters quoted on Friday, May 22.
Setyo explained that the examination of Budi Karya was carried out if the investigators considered his testimony needed to complete this bribery allegation.
The investigation team, he continued, will also conduct an analysis and study on whether there is a connection between Budi Karya Sumadi and the money that Roby returned to the KPK.
"If it is from the results of the return, from the party who returns, explain where the money came from or the source of it, whether he came on orders or came because it was his own initiative. All of that has not been informed. Later from the future (KPK's Enforcement and Execution Directorate), who will convey it to the leadership," he explained.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said there was money seized from Robby's hand during the examination. This process was carried out after the former expert staff of Budi Karya returned the money.
"In the continuation of the investigation of the case related to DJKA, yesterday the investigators conducted an examination. Among others, for the seizure of the return of a certain amount of money that in the construction of this case was allegedly received by brother RK," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, May 19.
Later, Budi said, investigators would investigate where the money was flowing. Including, there is a suspicion that the money flowed to Budi Karya Sumadi who served as Minister of Transportation when this case occurred.
"We will still investigate this," he said.
"Whether it stops at brother RB or RK only or then also flows to other parties. Of course this also still requires information from witnesses who we will call to explain about the receipt of the money," continued Budi.
As previously reported, the KPK continues to develop the bribery case for the East Java Regional Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). 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.
The determination of the suspect was made by the KPK after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) against Sudewo who served as the Regent of Pati.
In the process, the KPK also promised to investigate members of Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the period 2019-2024 who enjoyed the flow of money. One of them is Lasarus as the Chairman of Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives at that time and was said in the trial to enjoy a project fee of 10 percent.
Lasarus 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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