Prosecutor's Office Names 2 DKI BUMD Officials Suspect For Corruption, Provincial Government Conducts Re-Check

Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (Diah Ayu Wardani/VOI))

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria admitted that his party would re-examine the corruption case at the BUMD PT Jakarta Tourisindo (Jaktour).

This was done after the DKI High Prosecutor's Office named two Jaktour officials for alleged corruption cases of financial abuse in 2014 and 2015.

"Later, the BUMD Development Agency and the Inspectorate will summon them to re-check," Riza told reporters, Thursday, July 29.

Riza said, in principle, the DKI Provincial Government ensures that all performance is carried out properly in accordance with the program's vision and mission in the Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD) in a transparent manner. "It is carried out transparently, openly, and there should be no corruption," he said.

Although the principle is free from irregularities, there will be opportunities for corruption. Therefore, said Riza, whoever does that must accept the consequences.

"For anyone who violates, of course, must receive sanctions and punishments in accordance with the provisions of the legislation," he said.

It is known that the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has named two suspects in the alleged corruption case of financial abuse of PT Jakarta Tourisindo (BUMD DKI Jakarta). The determination of this suspect is the result of the development of the 2020 investigation.

"Development of cases of financial abuse originating from payments for government agency hospitality services at the Grand Cempaka Resort & Convention, a business unit of PT. Jakarta Tourisindo (BUMD) of DKI Jakarta Province," said Head of Jakarta Attorney General's Office, Ashari Syam in his statement, Wednesday, July 28.

In that case, the Jakarta Attorney General's Office had previously named a suspect, Irfan Sudrajat. Then an investigation was developed and two other suspects were identified.

"Based on the development of the Investigation Order of the Head of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office Number: Print: 298/M.1/Fd.1/01/2020 On January 31, 2020 on behalf of the suspect Irfan Sudrajat, sufficient evidence was found to determine the new suspect, namely brother RI (as General Manager) and brother SY (as Chief Accounting) as participants," said Ashari.

"As a result of the actions of the suspects carried out at least from 2014 to June 2015, it caused state financial losses of Rp. 5,194,790,618," he continued.