JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that the filling of the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Kuantan Singingi Regency (Kuansing) was tainted with bribes. The Regent of Kuansing, Suhardiman Amby, is suspected of asking for a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR-S car to the candidate who took part in the selection.
This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Director of KPK Investigation Achmad Taufik Husein at a press conference after a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) held in Kuansing, Riau and Jakarta since Monday, June 29.
He said that this case began when the Assistant I of the Kuansing Regency Government, who also served as Acting Secretary of State Fahriansyah and Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Office, Zulkarnain, became a candidate.
"SA as the Regent of Kuansing for the period 2025-2030 then 'asked for conditions' for a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR-S SUV to parties or candidates who participated in the selection process for the position of Secretary of State for Kuansing," Taufik told reporters at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, July 1.
Of the two candidates, Taufik said, only Zulkarnain agreed to the request and eventually served as the Regent of Kuansing Regency. The car was purchased for Rp. 2.05 billion in the Jabodetabek area.
"The purchase is made on credit or 'installment' worth Rp. 46.5 million per month with a tenor of 5 years," he said.
However, in the process of applying for installments, Zulkarnain was hampered because he did not qualify for the credit facility. So, he used the identity of the President Director of PT Mitra Ideal Consultant, Ardiles.
Regarding this kind of gift, Taufik said, it had happened when filling the position of Head of the Kuansing PUPR Service in 2021. "ZKN is also suspected of providing one unit of the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Dakar car worth Rp700 million," he said.
"The purchase of the car was also made on credit, which was assisted by ARD. It is suspected that ARD helped ZKN to continue to get a package of work projects in the environment of the Kuansing Regency Government," added Taufik.
After lending his identity, Ardiles allegedly won 13 projects at the Kuansing PUPR Office in the 2022 budget year with a total value of around IDR 1.2 billion. He also obtained projects in a number of departments and the Kuansing Regional Secretariat in 2025 to 2026 with a value of more than IDR 966 million.
"From the two incidents of alleged bribery for filling the position, it illustrates the value of bribes that 'class up'. Previously, ZKN bribed with a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Dakar car for the position of Kuansing PUPR Kadis, worth Rp. 700 million," explained Taufik.
"Then ZKN again bribed the position of the Secretary of the Government of Kuansing with a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR-S car worth Rp. 2.05 billion."
As a result of his actions, the KPK then named three suspects in the practice of bribery for buying and selling positions. They are Suhardiman Amby as the Regent of Kuansing; Zulkarnain as the Regional Secretary of Kuansing; and Ardiles as the President Director of PT Mitra Ideal Consultant.
The three of them have been detained at the KPK Branch Red and White Building Detention Center. For his actions, Suhardiman as the party suspected of receiving bribes was charged with Article 12 letter a or letter b and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.
Meanwhile, Zulkarnain and Ardiles as the giver are suspected of violating Article 605 or Article 606 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustment in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
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