Banjarnegara Regent Volunteers During Pilkada Get Allotted 2 Projects Total Almost IDR 8 Billion

Banjarnegara Regent inactive Budhi Sarwono./DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The former volunteer for the Banjarnegara Regent, Budhi Sarwono, who provided support during the regional elections, was allocated projects in 2017 and 2018.

Firman Hartoyuwono, a volunteer for winning the Regent Budhi Sarwono, who is also Commissioner Commissioner of PT Dieng Persada Nusantara, was examined as a witness in a trial on allegations of corruption and project gratification at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) Office of Banjarnegara Regency with the defendant Budhi Sarwono and his close friend, Kedi Afandi, at the Semarang Corruption Court, Friday, March 25.

Firman admitted that he received one project each in 2017 and 2018.

The two projects are respectively an increase in the Kepakisan-Sileri-Bitingan road section worth IDR 3.9 billion in 2017 and an increase to the Pekasiran road to the Batang Regency border worth IDR 3.8 billion.

According to him, from the two projects, it was agreed to give a fee of 10 percent which was handed over to Kedi Afandi.

As for the details of the number of fees given, he said, they were IDR 390 million and IDR 380 million, respectively.

"The handover will be in several stages when the down payment or payment term is liquid," he said in the trial chaired by Chief Justice Rochmad, quoted from Antara.

In addition, he continued, the agreed fee was always handed over in cash.

Previously, it was reported that Budhi Sarwono was charged with accepting bribes of IDR 18.7 billion and gratification of IDR 7.5 billion from various projects that allegedly involved his three companies.

Budhi was charged with Article 12 letters i and 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001.