Asking KPK To Look At Nusantara IKN Development, Bappenas: We Are Careful So We Don't Open Up Opportunities For Corruption

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri with Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa (PHOTO: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to oversee the construction of the National Capital City (IKN) of the Archipelago. The goal is to prevent corrupt practices from occurring.

"We appeal to the KPK and indeed the KPK has previously been included in the Pokja which in this case is one of the supervising commissions, but we want to invite more sharpness in terms of planning and development preparation," said Suharso at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan. Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, February 2.

There are a number of things that must be looked at by the KPK so that there is no fraud or inefficiency. One of them, said Suharso, is related to price and land costs.

"We want to be more sharp in terms of planning and development preparation in such a way that first there is no inefficiency in terms of prices, land costs and then inefficiency with other prices," he said.

Suharso said that this budget inefficiency should receive attention. This is intended so that state finances are not burdened.

"In fact, we have heard that it is not only the general precautions that we have to do but often people get caught up in the existing procedures," he said.

"So we will be careful so that the regulated procedures do not open up opportunities for corruption to occur," added Suharso.

Responding to this request, KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri said his party was certainly called and ready to take on a role.

"We are also called to follow developments regarding the national capital development plan," said Firli on the same occasion.

Furthermore, there are several things that become input for the KPK, starting from synergy, coordination between institutions to being ready to carry out monitoring to coordination.

Not only that, the procurement of goods and services to financing and their sources must be well planned. So that in the future there will be no gap for certain individuals to commit corruption.

"KPK deems it necessary in the context of developing the national capital, asking the government to make good preparations and also good planning so that every stage of the development of the national capital starting from planning, implementation, procurement of goods and services, program financing, including the source of financing is ensured that there are no no one can leak due to corruption," said the former Deputy for Enforcement of the Corruption Eradication Commission.

"And of course we hope that there is a role for the community, so the KPK will open public services in the form of the Jaga IKN application so that the entire community will play a major role in prevention and eradication," said Firli.