Investigating Allegations Of Bribery On Financial Statement Examination, KPK Investigate Audit Process In South Sulawesi Provincial Government

KPK Building/Photo: VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigated the financial audit process in the South Sulawesi Provincial Government in 2020. This was done by examining six civil servants of the South Sulawesi PUTR Service as witnesses.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said that this investigation was related to allegations of bribery in the examination of financial reports in the province of South Sulawesi.

Those examined were Sahrudin Laida and Christian Sanpebua Surya, who are also PPTKs of the Ujung Lamuru-Pakattae-Bojo Road Preservation Project.

Furthermore, investigators also examined Gaddafi who is also the PPK for the Development of the Center Point Of Indonesia Culinary Area Court (CPI), Lilik as the PPTK for the Center Point Of Indonesia Culinary Area Court Development (CPI), and finally Lukman Malik.

"Located at the South Sulawesi Regional Police office, the investigation team has examined the witnesses," Ali told reporters in his written statement, Sunday, July 24.

From the examination on Friday, July 22, there were a number of things that were investigated by investigators apart from the audit process by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Representative of South Sulawesi. Ali said investigators were also investigating the project.

"All witnesses fulfilled the summons of the investigator team and were confirmed, among others, related to various work projects at the South Sulawesi Provincial Government and the 2020 financial audit process carried out by the BPK team representing South Sulawesi," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK has developed a case against the former Governor of South Sulawesi, Nurdin Abdullah. Allegations of bribery in the examination of financial statements in the South Sulawesi Provincial Government are currently being targeted.

The anti-corruption commission said that the bribery for financial audits at the South Sulawesi Provincial Government allegedly occurred in the 2020 fiscal year at the South Sulawesi Public Works and Spatial Planning Service. However, the KPK has not specified the perpetrators.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Alexander Marwata even said that the case developed from accepting bribes from former South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah was similar to the alleged bribery committed by Bogor Regent Ade Yasin.

"More or less the same, this is a development and we know that there is a flow of money. There is a demand for money related to the audit process, right," said Alexander, Thursday, July 21 yesterday.