Rp10 Billion, Initial Number Of Receipts Of Gratification Of Ex-Head Of Yogyakarta Customs Eko Darmanto

Illustration of bribery (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has calculated the initial value of the gratuity allegedly received by former Yogyakarta Customs Head Eko Darmanto. The amount is said to be around Rp. 10 billion.

"In the initial count, it is approximately more than Rp. 10 billion," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur when confirmed by VOI via text message, Wednesday, September 27.

Asep said the exact number of receipts made by Eko was still calculated. Later, everything will be revealed when the detention is carried out.

Previously, the KPK revealed that Eko's acceptance was related to import exports. Companies and individuals are suspected of giving money a bit of business activities that can be easier to run.

A number of witnesses have been summoned to provide information, including the CEO of Time International who is also Maia Estianty's husband, Irwan Daniel Mussry or Irwan Mussry on Wednesday, September 20. Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said investigators were investigating information about the flow of money to Eko.

"Witnesses were present and their knowledge was explored in general, among others, related to the alleged flow of money received by the party designated as a suspect," Ali told reporters, Thursday, September 21.

Apart from Irwan, at that time investigators also summoned two civil servants (PNS) of Customs and Excise Beni Novri Basran and Abdurokhim SIP; Prawidya Nugroho and Adi Putra Prajitna who are private parties.

As for this case, there is information that Eko received money from a number of parties through his company's account at the state-owned bank. Sources revealed that money was included in the account from a company.

Eko then allegedly used it to pay down payments (DP) as well as installments of two luxury cars branded Mercedes Benz and BMW. He has already evaded the ownership of the holding account.

However, he admitted that he was paying for luxury vehicles. This confession was conveyed after he was questioned as a suspect on Friday, September 15.

"(The purchase of Mercedes Benz and BMW, ed) is still in installments until now. Yes (still in installments, ed)," he told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.