The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Not Apply The Status Of Formula E Cases To Go Up To Investigation

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Johanis Tanak. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the investigation into alleged corruption in the implementation of Formula E in Jakarta would not be forced to go up to investigation. If there is no evidence, the investigation will be stopped.

"Leaders cannot force a case to rise without sufficient basis and reason," said KPK Deputy Chair Johanis Tanak to reporters, Thursday, January 26.

Johanis ensured that no head of the anti-corruption commission forced him to raise the case to an investigation. Even if there are differences of opinion on the exposure or case title, he said, this is common.

The debate, continued Johanis, also never happened in these closed activities. "Just ordinary discussions," he said.

Furthermore, Johanis said, there were no significant obstacles in the Formula E investigation process. He only ensured that this process would continue and the final decision would certainly be made to the public.

"If it is finished, it will also be announced," said Johanis.

Previously, the KPK confirmed that it was investigating allegations of corruption in the Formula E racing event in DKI Jakarta. There are several parties who have been summoned, one of which is Anies Baswedan on Wednesday, September 7.

After the summons, news circulated that Anies would be named a suspect. This step was accused of tackling him in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).

Apart from Anies, a number of parties have also been summoned for questioning. One of them, the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edy Marsudi, admitted that he explained about the loan of Rp180 billion by the DKI Jakarta Dispora to pay the commitment fee to Formula E Operations (FEO).

Meanwhile, regarding the investigation into the alleged corruption, KPK Deputy Chairman Alexander Marwata said they found a number of obstacles in their efforts to investigate Formula E. One of them, they have not been able to ask for assistance from the British KPK or the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

Even so, the KPK has repeatedly conducted an exposure to the alleged corruption investigation in the implementation of Formula E in Jakarta. This step is considered good so that every development can be monitored.

"It's natural that when solving an open investigation case, it is carried out by exposing many times and so on, it is actually good for us," said KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 17.