TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) public prosecutor said former Democrat Party Chairman Anas Urbaningrum had laundered money worth of Rp3 billion. The money originated from the Permai Group and used it for PT Arina Kota Jaya's mining business permits (IUP) in East Kalimantan. The IUP process was for 50,000 hectares of land in two sub-districts, Bengalon and Kongbeng,East Kutaidistrict.
"Nazaruddin ordered Yulianis as Permai Group's vice financial director to withdraw Rp3 billion in a number of cheques to process the IUPs through Khalilur Abdullah or known as Lilur," said public prosecutor Yudi Kristanto at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Friday, May 30.
Subsequently, Lilur met with Mining Agency Chief Wijaya Rahman then gave him Rp100 million in cash and a Bank Mandiri cheque amounted to Rp500 million as expenses for surveying a number of IUP locations.
Anas has also been convicted for receiving hundreds of billion rupiah because of his services in managing projects with the state budget, amongst other was the Hambalang project. The project that utilized the state budget for years was amounted to Rp1.2 trillion, and it is suspected that he embezzled Rp463.6 billion.
AISHA SHAIDRA
