KPK Detains Private Party Suspect In Alleged Corruption Case At Perum Jasa Tirta II

Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Karyoto

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested a suspect from the private sector named Andririni Yatiningsasi. This detention was carried out in connection with allegations of corruption in the procurement of consulting services at Perum Jasa Tirta II in 2017.

"For the purposes of the investigation process, the investigation team made efforts to forcefully detain suspect AY," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Karyoto in a press conference broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Friday, September 4.

He said Andririni Yatiningsasi would be detained for 20 days until September 22 at the KPK Rutan, the Red and White Building Branch. However, he will first undergo self-isolation to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

"The suspect will be self-isolated for 14 days as an effort to anticipate the spread of COVID-19 in the KPK detention center," Karyoto said.

Apart from Andririni, the KPK has actually appointed one other person in this case, namely the former President Director of Perum Jasa Tirta II Djoko Saputro who is now legally binding.

There is also the alleged corruption that occurred in 2016 when Djoko was still serving as the President Director of Perum Jasa Tirta II. At that time, he allegedly ordered the relocation and revision of the budget by allocating an additional budget for HR development work and Corporate Strategy from an initial value of Rp. 2.8 billion to Rp. 9.55 billion.

This proposal, said Karyoto, was carried out without any proposals from other units and did not follow the applicable rules.

"After the budget revision was carried out, Djoko Saputro ordered the implementation of these two activities by appointing AY who is a psychologist as the executor of these activities," he explained.

Furthermore, AY is suspected of using the flag of PT BMEC and PT 2001 Pangripta by providing a commitment fee of 15 percent of the contract value.

"Meanwhile, AY receives a fee of 85 percent of the contract value," said Karyoto.

In addition, the KPK also suspects that the names of the experts included in the contract documents were only borrowed as a formality to fulfill the administration of the auction. Not only that, the KPK said that the project auction was engineered and even the documents were manipulated or there had been a backdate.

"As a result of the suspect's actions, it is suspected that it resulted in state financial losses of around Rp. 3.6 billion," Karyoto concluded.