KPK Names PLN Chief Sofyan Basir Suspect
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23 April 2019 19:56 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Director of state electricity company PLN Sofyan Basir suspect in the PLTU Riau-1 graft case.
Sofyan, who’s been PLN Director since 2014, was named as a suspect for his alleged assistance in the corruption involving House of Representatives (DPR) Eni Maulani Saragih and Johannes Budisutrisno Kotjo, a shareholder of Blackgold Natural Resources.
“SFB allegedly received kickback equal to what was received by Eni Maulani Saragih and Idrus Marham,” said Saut Situmorang, KPK Deputy Chief on Tuesday, April 23.
Prior to his career at PLN, Sofyan led state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) for 10 years. According to KPK’s website, Sofyan’s wealth report in December 2017 accumulated to Rp106 billion that consist of his ownership of several lands in three regions, multiple cars, and other valuable items.
Sofyan Basir’s wealth increased dramatically to nearly four folds compared to his reported wealth in 2009 while leading BRI which only accumulated to Rp26.2 billion.
M ROSSENO AJI
