KPK Continues To Collect Criminal Evidence In Formula E Title

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri (Photo: Wardhani Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate allegations of corruption related to the implementation of the Formula E racing event in DKI Jakarta to find elements of corruption. It is important to raise this allegation to the level of investigation.

"Once again, the investigation is still looking for the criminal incident. When there is a criminal incident based on sufficient preliminary evidence, it can be escalated to the investigative process," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters quoted Thursday, February 10.

Meanwhile, regarding the investigation process, Ali refused to go into further detail. However, he said investigators were gathering evidence of the alleged riot.

"The investigative team is still gathering evidence, namely information and information from the summoned parties," he said.

"Of course, we cannot detail what the material is, who will and has been summoned in this investigation process," Ali added.

Although it has never announced who the parties were summoned for questioning related to Formula E, a number of officials have indeed been summoned.

They are the Head of the DKI Jakarta Inspectorate, Syaefulloh Hidayat; former Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Dino Pati Djalal; Chairman and Deputy Chairperson of Commission E DPRD DKI, namely Iman Satria and Anggara Wicitra; and Chairman of the DPRD DKI Prasetyo Edi Marsudi. Not only that, Deputy Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission Alexander Marwata once mentioned the high cost of paying for a Formula E commitment. He said this would be investigated later.

"Jakarta, maybe we want to upgrade so that Jakarta is known to the international world, maybe. Why do we have to pay more than other cities, maybe they are considered popular, can attract tourists to watch Formula E and so on," he said. Thursday, January 25th.

"That is what investigators will investigate later, why do they have to pay such a high price and so on," he added.