KPK Opens Opportunity To Call Again Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya In The Case Of Bribery For Railway Projects

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to recall the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi in the bribery case of a rail project. This possibility is open if investigators need his statement. "“ If the analysis (of investigators, ed) requires information, yes, we will definitely call back," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the Red and White House, KPK, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, August 7. However, Ali doesn't want to talk much about this opportunity. Moreover, Budi has been questioned by investigators some time ago. From that statement, Ali said, investigators would analyze with various statements that appeared at the trial. Including, the question of contractors that Budi allegedly entrusted to get projects. The statement was conveyed by the Director of Infrastructure of the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation Harno Trimadi who testified at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Semarang District Court on Thursday, August 3. "“This means that the investigation process is still ongoing for recipients. The giver is already in the trial process,” he said. Previously, the KPK 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 were 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 Manajemen Properti, Parjono; and former Director of PT KA Management Properti, Yoseph Ibrahim. The KPK suspects that six DJKA officials from the Ministry of Transportation have received bribes of Rp. 14.5 billion related to the railway line project in Indonesia.

There are four projects that are suspected of being the bancakan, namely, the project to build the Solo Balapan-Kadipiro-Kalioso Double railway line; 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 level crossing.