KPK Detains 5 Suspects Alleged Bribery Of National Road Procurement Project In East Kalimantan

The KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta. (Doc. VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named five suspects in the alleged bribery case for the road procurement project in East Kalimantan. Currently, the five of them were immediately arrested.

"For the purposes and needs of the investigation, investigators detained the suspects for 20 days," said KPK Deputy Chair Johanis Tanak to reporters, Saturday, November 25, in the early hours of the morning.

The suspects are, Head of the East Kalimantan National Road Implementation Agency (BBPJN) type B, Rahmat Fadjar; Riado Sinaga as the Decree Making Officer (PPK) at the National Road Implementation Region 1 East Kalimantan, Abdul Nanang Ramis as the owner of PT Fajar Pasir Lestari, Hendra Sugiarto as staff of PT Fajar Pasir Lestari and Nono Mulyatno as Director of CV Bajasari.

They are being held at the KPK detention center from November 24 to December 13, 2023.

The alleged bribery case began with a national road procurement project for Region I in East Kalimantan Province with funding sources from the state budget.

In the project, the object is Jalan Simpang Batu-Laburan with a value of IDR 49.7 billion and the preservation of Jalan Kerang-Lolo-Kuaro with a value of IDR 1.1 billion.

Then, Rahmat Fadjar and Riado were appointed as project 'executors' approached by the three suspects from the private sector. Negotiations and promises to give money with the intention of getting the project. Until finally there was an agreement.

Rahmat Fadjar ordered Riado to win the company of the three suspects so that he got the project. The trick, modifying and manipulating several items in the LKPP e-Catalog application.

That way, Rahmat got a 7 percent profit and Riado was 3 percent of the agreed project value.

The money is given in stages. Until the total reaches Rp1.4 billion.