Appointed As A Suspect And Not Yet Detained, The Former Director General Of The Ministry Of Home Affairs Has Been Summoned By The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

Former Director General (Dirjen) of Regional Finance, Ardian Noervianto/DOK VOI - Wardhany Tsa Tsia

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the former Director General (Dirjen) of Regional Finance at the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Mochamad Ardian Noervianto.

Mochamad Ardian will be questioned as a suspect in the alleged bribery of applying for a loan for the 2021 Regional National Economic Recovery (PEN) fund.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Ali Fikri said the investigation would be conducted today or Wednesday, February 2 at the KPK Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"The investigative team has an agenda for questioning the suspect MAN," Ali told reporters, Wednesday, February 3.

For information, Ardian is a suspect along with the inactive East Kolaka Regent Andi Merya Nur and the Head of the Muna Laode Regency Environmental Service M. Syukur Akbar. However, he has not been arrested due to illness.

Meanwhile, the other suspects in the alleged bribery of applying for a loan from other Regional PEN funds, namely the inactive East Kolaka Regent Andi Merya Nur and Laode M Syukur, are already serving time in prison. Andi Merya is even currently being tried in relation to allegations of bribery in infrastructure procurement in the area he leads.

It was previously reported that Ardian was suspected of receiving bribes of Rp. 1.5 billion and SGD 131,000 for the management of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) loan proposed by the inactive East Kolaka Regent Andi Merya Nur.

Andi Merya Nur gave the money through Laode M Syukur. The amount of money sent reached IDR 2 billion, of which IDR 500 million was received by M Syukur.