The KPK must dare to investigate the corruption of the Djka project to the main actor

TIRTO.ID – Joko Widodo spoke briefly when asked for a number of journalists on corruption affairs in the Directorate General of the Railway (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transport. Jokowi only gave this case to the current legal process.

Yes, follow the legal process, Jokowi said during his personal residence at Sumber Village, Surakarta City, Tuesday (1/21/2025).

Not without reason, journalists asked the Jokowi affair. Because, in the last trial, the case of corruption of the DJKA project, revealed the existence of an illicit money flow for the victory of Jokowi and Maruf Amin in the 2019 presidential election.

The declaration was revealed by the former director of road transport facilities of the Ministry of Transport, Danto Restyawan, who was presented in the 2019 Djka Corruption case at Semarang Corruption Court, Monday 13/01/2025) .

Danto was presented in a trial with the defendant Yofi Akatriza. YOFI is a commitment officer (PPK)Central Java Railway Engineering Center.

Danto, in his testimony, said that officials of the Ministry of Transport had the task of raising funds that would be used to help win during the 2019 presidential election.

Those who ordered officials of the Ministry of Transport to collect money were none other than Budi Karya Sumadi, the Minister of Transport for the period 2019-2024. Danto told me that Budi Karya had given an assignment to the Director of Infrastructures of the Ministry of Transport at the time, Zamrides, to collect 5.5 billion RP. This money was collected with the Ministry of Transport PPK of the Entrepreneur of the Railway Project.

At that time, Danto was always director of traffic traffic at the Ministry of Transport. He was also sentenced by the Minister of Transport by the replacement of Zamrides as a fundraising of the PPK.

According to Danto, there were nine PPKs which then deposited money of approximately RP. Other deposits from costs The entrepreneur, Danto said, was intended to buy 25 sacrificial animals.

In addition, the General Bureau of the Ministry of Transport was also invited to a joint venture of RP1 billion for the purposes of fuel from the Minister of Transport during a visit to Sulawesi. Meanwhile, Danto received money from Yofi Okatriza in the amount of 595 million PR which was returned by KPK investigators.

Yofi Akatriza himself received a bridge pot of 55.6 billion RPs of dozens of constraints for implementing the project in Purwokerto and around the period 2017-2020. In addition to money, the defendant also received prices in the form of goods worth 1.9 billion RP.

In his statement to the media, Budi Karya Sumadi was reluctant to comment on his name which was again dragged into the vortex of the corruption of the Djka project. Budi Karya had already been called by the KPK as a witness in this case when he was still the Minister of Transport.

“We respect the current legal process and we fully submit to the authorities, said Budi in his declaration.

Djka Corruption Case Chronology

The presumed corruption of the DJKA of the Ministry of Transport began with the KPK (OTT) arrest operation in April 2023. The KPK initially appointed 10 suspects giving brothers-in-law for development and rail maintenance projects In the regions of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi. Six suspects act like bribers, while the other four are gap beneficiaries.

Until now, the number of Djka corruption suspects was 17 people. They are made up of officials from the Ministry of Transport, private parties, to BPK officials. However, the KPK has not announced who the BPK is appointed suspect.

In addition, the KPK said there were corporate suspects in the Djka Ministry of Transport Ministry.

The root of this case is the disclosure of the case of presumed corruption in the development of the development and repair of the railway during the year 20212022. The project of rail construction in Makassar, South Sulawesi; Four railway construction projects; And two supervision projects at Lampegan Cianjur, Western Java.

In addition, there is an improvement in the project of a level passage in the Java-Sumatra region.

In these projects, the KPK suspected that there was a regulation of the project winner implementing the call for tenders by a certain number of parties. This includes engineering of the administrative process to determining the winner of the tender.

The President of Indonesia summoned Five Seven (IM57 + Institute), Lakso Anindito, said the KPK should be able to develop the case again after the alleged collection of money to win the 2019 presidential election was revealed in court. This could be initial information for KPK to carry out an investigation process. Do not let it be not followed by the anti-religion committee.

In fact, it has a material substance and implies state administrators at a strategic level, Lakso told journalists TirtoFriday (01/24/2025).

He recalled that recognition was one of the facts of the trial. In other words, it has the potential to have compatibility with other facts as preliminary proof.

The investigation into the alleged flow of corruption to win the 2019 presidential election will also be relevant as a test stone for the independence of the KPK. Because KPK has a strategic position to seriously encourage the management of this case. Lakso hopes that the KPK will not only target the parties that do not comply with the government.

In addition, the use of the state apparatus for political affairs is one of the main problems that have been treated by the KPK. Both in cases of regional and national level. It is therefore very strange that the KPK is recognized about the collection of corruption funds to win the presidential election as a wind.

This indication is very good to be an index, so there is no reason why the KPK does not follow, said Lakso.

New cluster opportunities

The disclosure of an alleged fundraising to win the 2019 presidential election in the corruption of the DJKA Ministry of Transport could open a new cluster in the vortex of this case. Because it is linked to political corruption and the abuse of power or position.

The president of the Mulawarman University Anti-Corruption Study Center (witness), Orin Gusta Andini, considered that the KPK should find and collect evidence of the latest statements revealed during the trial. Then the KPK must immediately call the names mentioned to be examined. Because, in the event of corruption in the congregation, the authors have the potential to eliminate evidence.

In fact, said Orin, there is an author suspected potential to escape and complicate the evidence. Especially if there is evidence of an order from the former Minister of Transport, Budi Karya, to collect funds from DJKA projects. It is then clear that this case can be developed.

And whoever is involved, plays a role in the aid or defenders of the act can be subject to the same article, journalists told journalists Tirto.

Meanwhile, the researcher of the Center for Anti-Corruption Studies (PUKAT) of Gadjah Mada University, Zaenur Rohman, asked the KPK to call immediately and re-examine Budi Karya Sumadi. This does not mean that Budi Karya was immediately considered guilty, but he was examined to explore recognition during the last trial.

Because, said Zaenur, the names mentioned in the facts of the trial may be confronted directly or indirectly.

Thus, all information must be explored. It should not be considered a wind like that. Call and do a witness like this, check before the trial, Zaenur told journalists TirtoFriday.

In the criminal context, information on the trial must be followed to find the potential for the development of cases. In fact, if there is an indication of the truth value is very strong, an investigation may be immediately carried out to determine the presence or absence of a criminal. If two evidence is found, it can be appointed suspect.

However, he must start first with the citation of witnesses. Carry out an examination of the truth of the information conveyed in fact the trial. This step is important to reveal how this case of corruption occurs in its entirety.

If the information of the trial is true, it becomes a lesson for the lawsmanship that the presidential election campaign is inseparable to finance sources of crime. If the flow of funds reaches other parties, they can also be examined.

In principle, if in criminal law, all the persons involved must be treated legally. In addition, for example, it turns out that it would have been the order to commit a crime, said Zaenur.

Previously, the president of KPK, Setyo BudiySiyer, revealed that the alleged participation of Budi Karya Sumadi in the corruption of the Djka project was still potentially developed. This development depends on the prosecutor's trial report.

Setyo said KPK investigators would correspond to information with the evidence that belonged. He also said that the words of the witness at the trial could not be associated immediately. The testimony of witnesses will be associated with the examination and previous evidence that the investigator has obtained.

If there is indeed a report on the development of surveys or reports from the prosecution, it will be submitted if it is assumed that the information in the process of trial is important with other evidence, he declared At the media crew of the KPK red and white building, South Jakarta, Wednesday (1/22/2025).

Responding to the declaration of the president of the KPK, the coordinator of the Division of Indonesian Knowledge Corruption Watch, Wana Alamsyah, asked the KPK to take a firm position by calling a certain number of names mentioned in the trial, including Jokowi.

The KPK can investigate Budi Karya who would have ordered the money collection at the Ministry of Transport. According to Wana, the KPK can learn how they have previously taken up the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Reason, ICW assesses that alleged corruption is a question of abuse of authority similar to the Syl affair at the Ministry of Agriculture.

The mode of corruption is almost similar, namely asking its subordinates to collect money. However, what is different, the haram money in the Syl case is used for personal purposes, while in the Djka case, it should be channeled to win during the 2019 presidential election.

In the Syl case, the Nasdem party politician was charged under article 12 letters E and article 12b of the law number 31/1999 concerning the eradication of corruption as modified by the number of Law 20/2001 Juncto Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

The KPK must develop cases of each actor mentioned in the trial. Because, it is not uncommon for corruption cases dealt with by law officials only stop among players in the field without taking measures against the main actors, Wana told journalists Tirto.