East Kolaka Regent And BPBD Head Become Corruption Suspects, KPK Confiscates IDR 225 Million

KPK personnel showed evidence from the OTT of the East Kolaka Regent and the Head of BPBD. Both are now accused of corruption

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated Rp225 million in a hand arrest operation (OTT) that ensnared East Kolaka Regent Andi Merya Nur and East Kolaka BPBD Head Anzarullah.

This was conveyed by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron when explaining the chronology of the OTT which was held on Tuesday, September 21.

"KPK has secured AZR, AMN, and other parties as well as Rp. 225 million," said Ghufron in a press conference broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube, Wednesday, September 22.

The silent operation began when the KPK received information from the public about the alleged receipt of a sum of money from state officials that Anzarullah had prepared.

"The KPK team then moved and followed AZR, who had prepared a sum of Rp. 225 million," said Ghufron.

Not only that, the KPK also monitored Anzarullah's conversation with his aide Andi Merya to ask for a meeting. The meeting, continued Ghufron, was held at the Regent's official residence.

During the meeting, Anzarullah brought money amounting to Rp. 225 million which will be handed over soon. However, because there was an official meeting, Andi Merya asked that the money be handed over through his aide at his private house in Kendari.

However, the KPK sniffed the desire so that the arrests were made. In addition to Andi Merya and Anzarullah, the enforcement team also brought four people who became aides.

"All those who were arrested were then taken to the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police for inquiries and then taken to the Red and White KPK building for further investigation," said Ghufron.

Meanwhile, this case began when last March to August, Andi Merya and Anzarullah compiled a BNPB grant proposal in the form of rehabilitation and reconstruction funds and ready-to-use funds.

"Then in early September 2021, AMN and AZR came to the Central BNPB in Jakarta to deliver a presentation related to the application for logistics & equipment grants, where the East Kolaka Regency Government received BNPB grants, namely Relocation and Reconstruction Grants worth Rp. 26.9 billion and Ready Fund Grants. Use Rp12.1 billion," said Ghufron.

Furthermore, Anzarullah asked Andi Merya so that the project whose funds came from the BNPB grant was carried out by trusted people and other parties who assisted in the disbursement process.

There were two projects that Anzarullah had asked him to do. The project is a package of spending on consulting services for planning a bridge work for 2 units in Ueesi Sub-district worth Rp. 714 million and planning for consulting services for the construction of 100 housing units in Uluiwoi Sub-district worth Rp. 175 million.

On the request, Andi Merya agreed and Anzarullah will provide a fee of 30 percent. "Furthermore, AMN ordered AZR to coordinate directly with Dewa Made Ratmawan, the Head of the ULP Division to process the consultant's auction planning work and upload it to LPSE so that the company owned by AZR and/or the AZR group was won and appointed as a consultant to plan the work of the 2 projects in question," explained Ghufron.

Next, Andi Merya also asked for Rp250 million for the two projects and Anzarullah handed over Rp25 million first. "Meanwhile, the remaining Rp225 million agreed to be handed over to AMN's private house," he said.

For his actions, Anzarullah as the giver was suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by the Law of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

Meanwhile Andi Merya as the recipient was suspected of violating Article 12 letter (a) or Article 12 letter (b) or Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.