Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is conducting a closed investigation into the receipt of gifts or promises in the procurement of goods and services within the Office of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) of Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra Province, for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.
According to a written statement received by InfoPublik on Tuesday (18/3/2025), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named six people as suspects, namely FJ, MFR, and UM as members of the OKU Regency Regional Representative Council; NOP as Head of the OKU Regency PUPR Office; and MFZ and ASS as private parties. The suspects were then detained for the first 20 days from 16 March to 4 April 2025. Suspects FJ, MFR, and UM were detained in the Corruption Eradication Commission Detention Centre building C1, while suspects NOP, MFZ, and ASS were detained in the Corruption Eradication Commission Detention Centre building Merah Putih.
In the construction of the case, in January 2025 a discussion was held on the OKU Regional Budget Draft for the 2025 Financial Year. During the discussion, representatives from the Regional Representative Council (DPRD) asked for a budget allocation, which was agreed to be changed to a physical project at the Public Works and Public Housing Office (PUPR) worth IDR 45 billion. Due to budget constraints, the value dropped to IDR 35 billion with a fee for the ‘allocation’ of DPRD members of 20% or IDR 7 billion. However, when the 2025 Regional Budget was approved, the PUPR budget rose to IDR 96 billion.
Then N conditioned the ‘ration’ for the DPRD members on 9 projects whose procurement was through e-catalogues. N offered the project to MFZ and ASS with a fee commitment of 22%, namely 2% for the PUPR Office and 20% for the DPRD.
That ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the DPRD, represented by FJ, MFR, and UH, collected the project ‘ration’ from N. MFZ then took care of the disbursement of advances for several of these projects and handed them over to N in the amount of Rp. 2.2 billion, which was entrusted to A. In addition, in early March 2025, ASS was also suspected of handing over Rp. 1.5 billion to N.
On 15 March 2025, the KPK team went to the homes of N and A and found and secured Rp. 2.6 billion, which was the ‘ration’ money for the DPRD given by MFZ and ASS. The team also secured MFZ, ASS, FJ, MFR, and UH in their respective homes, as well as other parties, namely Bro. A and S. In this arrest, the KPK Team also secured evidence in the form of 1 unit of 4-wheeled vehicle, documents, several communication devices, and other electronic evidence. The parties were then questioned at the Baturaja OKU Police and South Sumatra Regional Police, then on 16 March 2025 were brought to the Corruption Eradication Commission.
For their actions, the suspects FJ, MFR, UM, and NOP are suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b and Article 12 letter f and Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with . Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st clause of the Criminal Code.
Meanwhile, the suspects MFZ and ASS are suspected of violating the provisions of Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter b of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption.