Unwilling To Talk About Formula E Investigation, KPK: We Are Afraid Of Slandering People

Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Karyoto (KPK RI Youtube screenshot)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) admits that they are afraid of slandering people, so they don't speak much about the investigation into alleged corruption in the implementation of Formula E in Jakarta.

This was conveyed by the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Karyoto, when asked about the process of investigating the alleged corruption in the electric car racing. During the investigation, he said, the anti-corruption commission would not say much.

"I don't talk much when it comes to investigations," Karyoto said on the Indonesian KPK's YouTube show, Friday, March 25.

Karyoto emphasized that it would not be a problem if the relevant parties who were asked for information submitted the investigation material being investigated. However, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will not provide any information so that there is no slander.

"Later we are afraid to slander people because whatever the story, the determination of the suspect is now economical," he said.

"This means that everything will be completed later, named suspects, arrested, and detained," added Karyoto.

It was previously reported that a number of officials have been summoned to investigate the alleged corruption in the implementation of Formula E. They are the Head of the DKI Jakarta Inspectorate, Syaefulloh Hidayat; former Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Dino Pati Djalal; The chairman and deputy chairman of Commission E of the DKI Regional Representative Council (DPRD) are Iman Satria and Anggara Wicitra.

In addition, the KPK has also asked for information from the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi. After being questioned, he said he had explained several things to investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Including, regarding the loan of IDR 180 billion by Dispora DKI Jakarta to pay the commitment fee to Formula E Operations (FEO). However, the loan, said Prasetyo, was carried out before the regulation on the budget for the implementation of Formula E was issued by the DKI DPRD.

"Yes, there is approval for the plan, but regarding budgeting, it will be discussed in the budget agency. Now in the discussion of the budget agency, before it becomes a regional regulation, borrow the Dispora from Bank DKI," Prasetyo told reporters.

"No (knowing about borrowing money, ed), we don't know. All the budget problems are those who make it," he added.

In fact, as a complement to his statement, Prasetyo brought a blue folder containing a number of documents. One of them, was a letter from the Dispora which was then answered by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan with Governor's Instruction Number 77 of 2019 concerning Support in Preparation for the Implementation of Formula E Activities in 2020.

For information, in the letter, Anies requested that the financing of support for the implementation of Formula E be charged to the Youth and Sports Office's Budget Implementation Document (DPA) for the 2019 Fiscal Year.

"The document is Dispora's letter to the governor which was answered by the governor's instructions," said Prasetyo. "And (it was carried out, ed) without our knowledge," added the PDIP Party politician.