Speaker A
In the latest investigation, the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, has named five suspects in an alleged corruption case involving the procurement of goods and services within the National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB. We observe that these five suspects include Gabriel Purwakasigit, acting as the Head of Sub-directorate for Aid and Emergency Management at BNPB. Then there are Bima Setiawan and also Richard Erlangga, who both serve as expert staff to the Head of BNPB. The remaining two individuals are Geri and Syifa from the private sector. The KPK also confirmed that one of the suspects is the younger sibling of the Head of BNPB. The KPK revealed alleged corruption at the BNPB related to the misuse of funds. Funds that should have been used according to regulations for disaster management. However, it is suspected that the use of these funds was manipulated by individuals within the BNPB along with several private companies acting as vendors. Now, the five suspects have been detained, and the KPK continues to investigate the construction of the case, including determining the role of each suspect in the alleged misuse of emergency disaster response funds. The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, named five people as suspects following a sting operation, or OTT, on 14 individuals suspected of being involved in corruption at the National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB. KPK Chairman Setio Budianto said five people have been named suspects for alleged corruption within the National Disaster Management Agency. Setio mentioned that among the five people named as suspects are BNPB employees and individuals from the private sector. The five suspects detained by the KPK even include the sibling of the Head of BNPB, and the KPK suspects that corruption within the BNPB has been occurring since 2023. The suspects committed misuse of funds in cooperation with the private sector. Where these funds are intended for handling a number of disaster events in Indonesia. In the OTT conducted by the KPK, the evidence of cash, which was initially found to be 1.4 billion rupiah, has now increased to 3.3 billion rupiah. Other evidence includes precious metals and cryptocurrency, the source and ownership of which are still being traced. And currently, the KPK has secured the five suspects at the KPK Detention Center in Jakarta. The KPK is also still investigating the roles of other parties, including the Head of BNPB, in this corruption case. Uh, all five suspects have been placed into the KPK Detention Center. Next, the process will be carried out by the Directorate of Investigation. Sir, is it true that one of the suspects is the younger sibling of the Head of BNPB, sir? Yes, that is the information received. But it will definitely be confirmed again later because we do not look at who they are. What is being held accountable here is the subject who commits or is suspected of committing an unlawful act. That is it. So, precisely, it is like that. That with their position there, they utilized their status to then approach several parties, whom I might call vendors or service providers, right. Uh, carrying out activities as needed by the agency, right.
