JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the Regent of Kuantan Singingi (Kuansing) Suhardiman Amby not only received bribes related to the filling of the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of the Kuansing Regency. He is suspected of receiving another related to the process of releasing the Limited Production Forest (HPT) area.
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.
"In addition to the alleged corruption crime of bribery in the environment of the Kuansing Regency Government, the KPK also found other alleged receipt by SA related to the release of the Limited Production Forest (HPT) area," said Taufik in a press conference at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, July 1.
The mechanism, said Taufik, is that the local government has the authority to provide technical recommendations and suitability of spatial planning. While the final decision is with the Ministry of Forestry.
Suhardiman is said to have received money from the Cooperative Unit Village (KUD) members who are oil palm farmers in Kuansing Regency.
"In other words, the income of farmers, which ranges from hundreds of thousands of rupiah per month, must be cut in half," he said.
Even so, the KPK emphasized that the alleged receipt related to the process of releasing the Limited Production Forest (HPT) area was still being investigated.
"Including whether it flows to other parties," said Taufik.
As previously reported, the KPK named three people as suspects in the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) of alleged bribes for filling the position of Kuansing Regent. They are Kuansing Regent Suhardiman Amby, Kuansing Regent Zulkarnain, and Ardiles as President Director of PT Mitra Ideal Consultant.
In the construction of the case, Suhardiman allegedly asked for one unit of Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR-S worth around Rp2.05 billion to the participants of the selection for the position of the Regional Secretary.
Zulkarnain fulfilled the request by buying the vehicle through a credit scheme using Ardiles' identity for financing applications. The three suspects are now being detained by the KPK for the purposes of investigation.
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