KPK Investigate Management Of Rahmat Effendi's Assets From His Three Children

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined three children of the inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi or Pepen. Of the three, investigators studied the management of Pepen's assets.

The three Pepen children who were summoned were President Director Arhamdhan Ireynaldi Rizky, Ramdhan Aditya; Director of PT AIR, Irene Pusbandari; and Commissioner of PT AIR, Reynaldi Aditama.

"The Investigative Team has confirmed, among other things, the management of the assets of the suspect RE," said Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, from a written statement quoted on Tuesday, March 29.

In addition, there are other witnesses who are also being examined to clarify the allegations of accepting bribes by Pepen. They are Kadispenda Bekasi City Aan Suhanda; Head of Cisarua Sub-district, Deni Humaedi Alkasembawa; and a civil servant named Engkos.

From the examination, Ali said, investigators were investigating the alleged receipt of money by Pepen from the sub-district heads. Furthermore, the money is suspected to be used to buy assets.

"The witnesses' knowledge was investigated, among others, related to the flow of money received by the suspect RE from the Camat in Bekasi City and the alleged purchase of assets from the receipt of the money," he said. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is a suspect in the alleged bribery of procurement of goods and services as well as the auction of positions in the Bekasi City Government.

Pepen with the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP, M Bunyamin; Head of Jatisari Village, Mulyadi; Jatisampurna Sub-district Head, Wahyudin; and the Head of the Bekasi City Housing, Settlement and Land Office, Jumhana Lutfi, were named as recipients of bribes.

Meanwhile, the four suspected givers are the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril; private party, Lai Bui Min; Director of Kota Bintang Rayatri, Suryadi; and the sub-district head of Rawalumbu, Makhfud Saifudin.