The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Trace The Existence Of The Special Autonomy Fund That Goes Into The Bag Of Lukas Enembe

The inactive Papua Governor Lukas Enembe after being delivered to the KPK building, Jakarta Thursday, January 12. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate whether or not there is a special autonomy fund (autonomy) for Papua used by the inactive Papua Governor Lukas Enembe. This search was carried out as a follow-up to the alleged bribery and gratuities that ensnared him. "So we will definitely investigate the allegations regarding the use of money received by the parties we suspect," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, January 20. The entire flow of money that entered Lukas is now a concern of the KPK. Later, Ali said, information would be extracted from the witnesses summoned by investigators in this case. "How then the flow of funds where and using them. Including information outside is circulating, of course, it is important to investigate it with other witnesses," he said. Previously, the KPK had examined Deputy Speaker of the Papuan House of Representatives (DPRP) Yunus Wonda today, Friday, January 20 in the bribery and gratification case that ensnared Lukas. From this examination, investigators asked him to explain the process of budgeting the Papuan Regional Budget, especially those using special autonomy funds. Not only that, investigators are also investigating the budget allocation for Lukas' operations while serving as governor. However, the number was not detailed by the KPK. In this case, Lukas is suspected of accepting bribes and gratuities related to a number of projects in Papua. The receipt is suspected to have come from the Director of PT Tabi Bangun Papua, Rijantono Lakka, so that the company gets a project. The KPK said this collusion was also carried out by Lukas with other Papuan Provincial Government officials. It is suspected that there was an agreement to provide a fee of 14 percent of the contract value and clean from tax reduction. At least, there are three projects that Rijantono got for this evil consensus. The first is the improvement of the Entro-Hamadi Road with a project value of Rp. 14.8 billion. Rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure supporting PAUD Integration with a project value of IDR 13.3 billion. Finally, the venue environmental planning project developed outdoor AURI with a project value of IDR 12.9 billion. After the project was won, Rijantono handed over Rp1 billion to Lukas. In addition, Lukas is also suspected of receiving gratuities of up to billions of rupiah.