When Anies Baswedan Didn't Talk Much After Being Questioned By The KPK For The Alleged Corruption Case In Land Procurement, Munjul

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan did not say much after being questioned by investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He only hopes that his examination yesterday, Tuesday, September 21, can investigate the alleged corruption in the land acquisition in Munjul, Jakarta, which occurred in 2019.

After being questioned for about 5 hours starting at 10:05 WIB, Anies left the KPK Red and White Building. When he came out of the lobby, he seemed to be waving to reporters who had been waiting since morning.

Standing in front of the loudspeaker, Anies, who was examined as a witness for his former subordinate, Yoory Corneles, former Director of Perumda Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, said he was asked eight questions related to the housing procurement program in DKI Jakarta.

"There are eight questions related to the housing procurement program in Jakarta," Anies told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

He did not detail his examination in detail at the time. However, Anies admitted that the examination had been completed since 12.30 WIB.

However, because there are several things that must be confirmed the examination of the former Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) was only completed at around 15.00 WIB.

Although he did not fully detail the investigation, Anies hopes that his statement will help investigate allegations of corruption in the land acquisition for Munjul, Pondok Ranggon, East Jakarta.

"I hope the explanations that we have conveyed can be useful for the KPK to enforce the law, provide justice, and eradicate corruption. Hopefully, these explanations can help the KPK carry out its duties," he said before closing his statement.

Unlike Anies, the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, actually spoke a lot after being questioned by the KPK. He admitted that he was asked about the budget discussion at the DKI DPRD Budget Agency which resulted in the disbursement of the budget for the Perumda Pembangunan Sarana Jaya.

He admitted that investigators asked six or seven questions related to the mechanism in place at the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government Budget Agency to approve the budget. Prasetyo's position as Chairman of the Jakarta Banggar.

"(Earlier, ed) were asked about the mechanism, the budgeting mechanism from the RPJMD, KUA, RKPD, that's all," said Prasetyo, who was also examined as a witness for Yoory.

Furthermore, the PDI-P politician explained the budget approval mechanism at Banggar, DKI Jakarta Province. Prasetyo said that the budget was indeed discussed in the meeting which was then knocked and approved for the executive.

However, the discussion is not carried out in detail but as a whole. "Well, I leave the logs to the executive and the executive must be responsible," he said.

"If it is held in a meeting, everything is met at the Budget Agency. Everything uses a mechanism," added Prasetyo.

The KPK has not explained further about Anies and Prasetyo's examination. However, some time ago, the anti-corruption commission was indeed studying the budget discussion that led to the land acquisition in Munjul.

In fact, the Corruption Eradication Commission has summoned a number of witnesses, including the Deputy Chairman of the DKI DPRD, M Taufik, on Tuesday, August 10 to dig into the process of discussing the budget that led to the killing of the suspects.

In this case, the KPK has named four suspects, namely the Director and Deputy Director of PT Adonara Propertindo namely Tommy Adrian and Anja Runtuwene, former President Director of Perumda Pembangunan Sarana Jaya Yoory Corneles, and Director of PT Aldira Berkah Abadi Makmur (ABAM) Rudy Hartono Iskandar.

In addition, the KPK has also named PT Adonara Propertindo as a suspect in corporate corruption.

This allegation of corruption occurred when Perumda Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, which is a BUMD in the property sector, sought land in the Jakarta area to be used as a business unit or land bank. Furthermore, this regionally owned company cooperates with PT Adonara Propertindo.

As a result of this alleged corruption, the state is estimated to have lost up to Rp. 152.5 billion. The suspects allegedly used this money to finance their personal needs.