KPK Telisik Proses Penunjukkan Kabag Kesra Mimika Dari Bupati Toraja Utara

Illustration of the KPK. (Alanews)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that North Toraja Regent Yohanis Bassang knows the reason why the inactive Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng appointed Marthen Sawy as the Head of the Kesra Section of the Mimika Regency Secretariat. Investigators investigated this allegation when examining him as a witness on Tuesday, October 18 yesterday.

"The witness was present and his knowledge was investigated, among others, related to the appointment of the suspect MS as the Head of Welfare Division of the Mimika Regency Government," Acting KPK Spokesperson Ipi Maryati told reporters, Wednesday, October 19.

Ipi said investigators suspect Marthen is Eltinus' confidant. He is said to have taken care of the construction of the Kingmi Mile 32 Church.

"It is suspected that (MS, ed) was one of the confidants of suspect EO in working on a church construction project," he said.

As previously reported, Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng was officially detained by the KPK after being forcibly picked up. He became a suspect in alleged corruption in the construction of the Kingmi Mile 32 Church in Mimika Regency, Papua.

Apart from Eltinus, there are two other suspects named by the KPK but have not been detained. They are the Head of the Kesra Section of the Mimika Regency Secretariat who is the official commitment maker (PPK) Marthen Sawy and the Director of PT Waringin Megah (WM), Teguh Anggara.

In this case, the KPK suspects that there is a discrepancy, including the period of work when the church was built and the lack of work volume even though payments have been made. As a result, the state lost up to IDR 21.6 billion from the contract value of IDR 46 billion.

In addition, Eltinus allegedly made various arrangements. One of them directly appointed PT Waringin Megah, led by Teguh Anggara.

From this appointment, it is suspected that there was an agreement to provide a fee of 10 percent, of which 7 percent was for Eltinus and 3 percent was Teguh.

In addition, it is suspected that there was a subcontractor from another company, namely PT Kuala Persada Papua Nusantara (KPPN) who worked without a contract agreement. Eltinus said the KPK also received around Rp4.4 billion in this case.