Suspects In Tukin Corruption Cases At The Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Return Billions Of Rupiah To Gold

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri in a press conference on the Tukin/PHOTO corruption case: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) received a refund of Rp5.7 billion and precious metal from the suspect in the bribery case of performance allowances (tukin) at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Meanwhile, the difference in money taken by 10 suspects reached Rp27.6 billion.

"Until now, the KPK has received a return of Rp. 5.7 billion and 45 grams of precious metal as an effort to optimize the asset recovery of corruption that was enjoyed by the perpetrators from the case," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, June 15.

In this case, the 10 people named as suspects are Subdivision of Treasury Priyo Andi Gularso, Commitment Making Officer (PPK) Novian Hari Subagio, and PPK staff Lernhard Febrian Sirait.

Then other suspects are the Expenditure Treasurer Christa Handayani Pangaribowo, PPABP Rokhmat Annashikhah, SPM Operator Beni Arianto, Billing Tester Hendi, PPK Haryat Prasetyo, and accounting verification and recording executor Maria Febri Valentine, and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Expenditure Treasurer Abdullah.

Firli said the ten people allegedly proposed a budget for inappropriate performance payments and manipulated them.

"Among them are conditioning the recapitulation list and the nominal list where the PAG suspect (Priyo Andi Gularso) asked LFS 'funds are processed for us and safe'," he said.

Other manipulations are carried out by inserting and making more payments.

"So that from the amount of performance allowances that should have been paid, it was Rp. 1,399,928,153 but paid Rp. 29,003,205,373. Or there was a difference of Rp. 27,603,277,720," explained Firli.

The difference money was then divided by 10 people who became suspects with a different nominal. The largest part was obtained by PPK staff from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Febian Sirait, with a nominal value of Rp. 10.8 billion.

Meanwhile, Acting Verification and Accounting Recording Maria Febri Valentine gets the smallest part, which is IDR 900 million.

"That the money obtained by the suspects was allegedly used, including for the following needs, amounting to around Rp1.035 billion," said Firli.

Furthermore, Firli said that the difference in performance allowances was used for tactical funds for office operational activities to personal needs.

These include cooperation in Umrah, marriage donations, THR, treatment, and purchase of assets in the form of land, houses, indoor volleyball, athletes' mess, vehicles, and precious metals.