In Front Of The Corruption Court Judge, The Former Director General Of The Ministry Of Home Affairs Is Called The 'Ongkos' To Get A PEN Loan

Former Director General of Regional Finance at the Ministry of Home Affairs Mochamad Ardian Noervianto and former Head of the Muna Regency Environment Service, La Ode Syukur Akbar at the Corruption Court (ANTARA/Desca Lidya Natalia)

JAKARTA - Former Director General of Regional Finance at the Ministry of Home Affairs Mochamad Ardian Noervianto is said to have determined the "fee" that must be given by the East Kolaka district government if they want to receive a recommendation for a National Economic Recovery (PEN) loan fund.

"Is it Ardian Novianto who determines the fee value of 1 percent of the loan funds?" asked KPK public prosecutor (JPU) Tonny Frengky at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Thursday, September 1, quoted from Antara.

"So Ardian said there were 3 stages for consideration of the assessment of PEN funds, then I conveyed it to Sukarman Loke about it and Sukarman Loke told me that he would convey it to the East Kolaka Regent to give 3 percent, so that 1 stage needed 1 percent, so Sukarman said that," replied La Ode Syukur Akbar.

La Ode Syukur Akbar gave testimony as a witness in this case. However, La Ode as the Head of the Muna Regency Environment Service is also a defendant in the same case.

He was charged with accepting bribes of Rp. 175 million while former Director General of Regional Finance of the Ministry of Home Affairs Mochamad Ardian Noervianto who was charged with receiving bribes of Rp. 1.5 billion from the inactive East Kolaka Regent Andi Merya and LM Rusdianto Emba regarding the approval of PEN loan funds for East Kolaka district in 2021.

"However, in the Minutes of Investigation (BAP) of suspect No 9, you said 'Brother M Ardian Noervianto told me 1 percent, yes, while writing it on paper. As far as I remember what was written was a sentence about the stage of submission and proof of a total of 1 percent. The article was shown to me and I understand that M Ardian wrote 1 percent that 1 percent of the funds must be given by the East Kolaka Regional Government to M Ardian to take care of the East Kotim PEN loan. This 1 percent value is from the value of applying for PEN funds of 350 billion', you said this?" asked the Tonny prosecutor.

"Yes, like my BAP," answered La Ode Syukur.

"1 percent is true from Ardian? But remember that you are also a defendant here, so there will be certain considerations for you, so where is 1 percent from? 1 percent from Ardian?" asked the prosecutor.

"Yes," replied La Ode Syukur.

"From the start why if you want to be honest," said the prosecutor.

"Then who will it be conveyed to?" asked the prosecutor.

"Sukarman Loke and Anto Emba," replied La Ode Syukur.

Sukarman Loke in question is the Head of the Personnel and Human Resource Development Agency of Muna Regency, Southeast Sulawesi. Meanwhile, LM Rusdianto Emba is an entrepreneur who is also the younger brother of the Regent of Muna, Southeast Sulawesi, namely LM Rusman Emba.

"East Kolaka asked for Rp350 billion, but recently those approved were Rp151 billion, so which budget is 1 percent?" asked the prosecutor.

"I don't know which one," La Ode replied.

"How much money was given?" asked the prosecutor.

"Rp 1.5 billion," La Ode replied.

After La Ode Syukur submitted the request for a fee to Sukarman Loke. The indictment states that Sukarman Loke conveyed to Andi Merya who asked her husband, Mujeri, to transfer the total Rp2 billion in stages, namely on June 11 and 16, 2021 to Bank Mandiri LM's account. Rusdianto Emba to be handed over to Ardian through La Ode Syukur and SSkarman Loke.

Ardian then gave priority to apply for PEN aids for East Kolaka districts so that they could get a PEN loan of Rp. 151 billion. However, PEN funds did not have time to be disbursed because Andi Merya was first secured in the Hand Catch Operation (OTT) by the KPK on September 21, 2021, regarding the receipt of bribes for natural disaster funds managed by the East Kolaka BPBD.

La Ode Syukur himself received Rp175 million from his service in connecting Andi Merya with Ardian.

"I got a total of IDR 175 million, IDR 25 million from Sukarman and IDR 150 million from Anto Emba," said La Ode.

The money was used for operational costs and the motorbike was bought.

"I used the money for the cost back and forth of Jakarta-Southeast Sulawesi, then I bought a Yamaha motorcycle, the remaining Rp42 million in the KPK has been confiscated," explained La Ode.

La Ode is known to be Ardian Noevrianto's classmate at the 2001 graduates of the State Government High School (STPDN).

"Ardian is the head of the 09th generation association, he is the head of the force," said La Ode.