Minister Arifin Calls 10 Civil Servants Of The Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Involved In Tukin Cases Already Non-job

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif. (Between)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif said 10 civil servants (PNS) within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources who were involved in the alleged case of misappropriation of performance allowances (tukin) had non-job status.

"From the internal time, it was done. It is in the next administrative process," said Arifin after attending a meeting on mining with President Jokowi at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Monday, April 3, which was confiscated by Antara.

So far, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named 10 suspects in the case of misappropriation of this tukin.

The anti-corruption commission has also summoned the Daily Executive Director General of Mineral and Coal (Dirjen Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Idris Froyoto Sihite for questioning, but at the first summons the person concerned could not attend.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin said that the daily executive of the Director General of Mineral and Coal could not attend the first summons because he was not feeling well, but he confirmed that he would attend the next summons.

Previously, the KPK conveyed that the potential loss caused in the alleged corruption case of Tukin at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources was estimated at tens of billions of rupiah.

However, the KPK is not yet willing to announce who the suspects are.

KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu said the list of suspects, the description of the construction of the alleged crime, and the articles suspected, would be submitted to the public after the investigation team's collection of evidence was deemed complete.

In investigating the case, the KPK has searched a number of locations, including the Office of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal in Tebet, South Jakarta; Office of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan; the suspect's house in Depok and Pakubuwono Apartment, Jakarta.

During a search at Pakubuwono Apartment, Jakarta, KPK investigators found cash worth Rp1.3 billion. Regarding the findings, Asep said that KPK investigators were still investigating the findings of the money and apartments. Investigators did not necessarily conclude that the cash was related to the case investigated by the KPK.

"We are also investigating whether there is a connection or not. The key is there, but we don't know legally who it belongs to, it could be just a pass there, we don't know," he said.