KPK Needs Information From The Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya In The Case Of Bribery Of Railway Projects

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi (Photo: Doc. Antara)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it will recall the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. His statement as a witness is needed to investigate allegations of bribery for the construction and maintenance of railway lines within the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation for the 2018-2022 Fiscal Year.

"Regarding the exact time, we will definitely inform the public, to media friends, when the money will be scheduled for the witness in question," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, July 14.

"But what is certain is that we summoned the Minister of Transportation, of course, a statement is needed in the investigation process that we are currently carrying out," he added.

Ali is still closing the meeting regarding Budi's examination material. He said, all investigators would submit requests for information.

"The question is what will be explored later, of course, wait because when the witness is not present, of course we cannot convey what will be the material for questions or deepening by the KPK investigating team," he said.

Previously, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation Adita Irawati stated that Budi could not fulfill the KPK's summons on Friday, July 14. The reason is that he is currently reviewing the projects being built.

Apart from Budi, investigators also summoned the Director General of Railways DJKA of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation M Risal Wasal and ASN at the Ministry of Transportation Maulana Yusuf as witnesses. The statements of the three are needed to complete the investigation files of the suspect, Head of the Class I Railway Engineering Center for the Central Java Region (BTP Jabagteng) Putu Sumarjaya and his friends.

In this case, the KPK has named 10 suspects for alleged bribery related to the construction and maintenance of railway lines within the Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation for Fiscal Year 2018-2022. Six recipients are the Director of Railway Infrastructure Harno Trimadi; Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Bernard Hasibuan; and Head of Central Java BTP Putu Sumarjaya.

Then there is also the PPK of the South Sulawesi Railway Management Center (BPKA) Achmad Affandi; PPK for Rail Infrastructure, Fadliansyah; and the West Java BTP (Jabagbar) PPK Syntheto Pirjani Hutabarat.

While the rest were bribe givers, namely the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung, Dion Renato Sugiarto; Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma, Muchamad Hikmat; Vice President of PT KA Management Properti, Parjono; and former Director of PT KA Management Properti, Yoseph Ibrahim.

In this case, the KPK suspects that six DJKA officials from the Ministry of Transportation received bribes worth Rp. 14.5 billion related to four railway projects in Indonesia.

The four projects suspected of being the bancakan are the Solo Balapan-Kadipiro-Kalioso Double railway line construction project; a railway line construction project in Makassar, South Sulawesi; four railway construction projects and two supervision projects in Lampegan Cianjur, West Java; and a project to repair the Java-Sumatra Crossing.