TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The public prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Irene Putri said that examinations on two defendants in the electronic identity cards (e-KTP) graft case in the Home Affairs Ministry for FY 2011-2012, Irman dan Sugiharto, have confirmed that money was given to the House of Representatives (DPR) members. According to her, the defendants’ confessions have become a key point in cracking down on the roles of members of parliaments in the Rp 5.9 trillion project.

“The key point today is that the defendant has confirmed the request of a certain amount from the DPR,” Irene said after an e-KTP graft trial session at Jakarta Corruption Court yesterday.

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In the trial session, for director general of population and civil registry Irman said that PT Quadra Solution president director Anang Sugiana Sudihardjo was tasked with allocating fees to member of parliaments in every payment milestone of project funds. Between 2011-2012, Anang disbursed up to Rp 1.857 trillion in four installments: Rp452 billion, Rp452 billion, Rp278 billion and Rp675 billion.

The payment stopped when Anang refused to pay more in the fifth payment milestone in July 2012. “I don’t know how much. But Anang said he had already paid it to SN [current DPR speaker Setya Novanto] and his acquaintance,” Irman said.

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Anang denied disbursing the project funds for DPR member fees when he testified as a witness in the Corruption Court on April 6. He said that PT Quadra only made payments in two occasions in the e-KTP project: to repay Rp36 billion to suspect Andi Narogong and US$2 million to Sandipala Arthaputra director Paulus Tannos. “We did borrow money to work on the project, and we have repaid it,” Anang said.

The indictment says that Anang did not directly deliver money to the DPR members, according to prosecutor Irene Putri. Anang allegedly distributed the money to Andi Narogong and a fraction to procurement committee official Sugiharto. “Bribes to Setya and other [house] members were handed over personally to Andi,” Irene said.

Setya has denied involvement in the e-KTP project. Upon being questioned by the KPK and the court, the Golkar Party chairman claimed that he did not personally know the individuals named in the graft case.

Meanwhile, Andi has admitted paying US$1.5 million to Irman dan Sugiharto in installments from February to April 2011. “I know it’s a wrong thing to do and I regret it. But I have never deliver money to the DPR,” Andi said.

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