KPK Takes Over Corruption Case For North Morowali DPRD Office Construction

The process of taking over the corruption case between the Kapolda and the Central Sulawesi Police at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters/PHOTO: KPK Public Relations

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) took over the corruption case in the construction of the North Morowali Regency DPRD office in 2016.

This case was initially handled by the Central Sulawesi Police by naming 4 people as suspects. The investigation has also been declared complete by the Central Sulawesi High Court.

"KPK took over the corruption case for the construction of the North Morowali Regency DPRD Office Phase I in 2016. The construction carried out by MGK, a construction company, has a contract value after the amendment (Addendum) of IDR 9,004,617,000," said Acting KPK spokesman. Enforcement Division Ali Fikri told reporters in his written statement, Friday, February 18.

Ali said this case was taken over by the KPK due to other circumstances which, according to investigators' considerations, the handling of criminal acts of corruption is difficult to carry out properly and can be accounted for as stipulated in Article 10A paragraph (2) letter f of the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019.

He then explained that the takeover of the handling of this case was carried out by the Director of Coordination and Supervision of Region IV KPK Jarot together with the Director of Criminal Investigation at the Central Sulawesi Police Kombes Ilham Saparona at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters.

"The takeover of the case was followed by the submission of four case files, evidence, and other supporting documents," he said.

The KPK, continued Ali, has been supervising and providing support in handling this case since 2018. There are a number of collaborations with the Central Sulawesi Regional Police that have been carried out, ranging from physical inspections of the North Morowali Regency DPRD building to the.

Furthermore, although the handling of this case was taken over by the Corruption Eradication Commission, the Central Sulawesi Police's cooperation continues.

"Support, facilitation, cooperation, and collaboration in handling corruption cases with Central Sulawesi Police investigators are always open. Both for the corruption case in the construction of the Morut Regency DPRD office or handling cases," he said.

There is also a state loss resulting from this corruption case reaching Rp. 8,002,327,333. This amount is a report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and has been deducted from taxes.