KPK Refuses to Disclose Identity of Bribe-Receiving Official
15 September 2016 21:14 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Agus Rahardjo, Commissioner of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was reluctant to name the identity of a state-owned enterprise manager who allegedly accepted a bribe in Singapore. According to Agus, several people have been examined in relation to the alleged crime.
"The early indications are very strong, we're currently finalizing it," said Agus.
Agus expressed his optimism that the manager can be prosecuted although the transaction took place in Singapore. "Arresting the person would certainly need cooperation from [Singaporean] law enforcers, we will cooperate with them," Agus said. "We can pull the money that was already sent to Singapore, of course we could."
Initial data indicating the crime, according to Agus, comes from many sources. "It is definitely not coming from the Attorney General's Office," Agus said. "I don't want to reveal any data."
Allegation of the bribe was first revealed on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, when Agus was giving an acceptance speech in an integrity pact signing with the Healthcare and Social Security Agency. Agus claimed that he had witnessed the official's foul activity firsthand.
"I witnessed it myself, a manager of a huge BUMN accepting a bribe in Singapore and opening an account in Singapore so that [the fund] can't be traced by the [Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center]," Agus said.
MUHAMAD RIZKY