CSR Bank BI-OJK Corruption Case, KPK Will Investigate Decision-taking Parties

KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Rudi Setiawan at the KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the decision-making party related to social responsibility funds (CSR) of Bank Indonesia to the Financial Services Authority (OJK) would be investigated. The investigation is focused on revealing a number of facts, thus making this corruption case clear.

"We are carrying out the investigation process, yes, of course all the facts will be revealed, this is how the decision is, who makes the decisions, how the CSR planning is, and who receives it," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Rudi Setiawan to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Wednesday, December 18.

"That's what we are investigating," he continued.

This reason also made the anti-corruption commission carry out a search at the Bank Indonesia (BI) office on Monday night, December 16. Investigators called Rudi obtained electronic evidence to documents.

"Documents related to how much CSR is, who receives and so on, of course that's what we are looking for," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK some time ago conducted an investigation regarding the alleged corruption of CSR funds at Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) which allegedly occurred in 2023. It is suspected that the money was channeled inappropriately.

KPK Director of Investigation Asep Guntur said that CSR funds should not be properly distributed. However, this case is the opposite.

"This means that there are several, for example, CSR is 100, only 50 are used. The 50 (others, red) are not used. The problem is the 50 of which are not used. Used for personal gain, for example, now that is a problem," he told reporters at a press conference, Wednesday, September 18.