Alleged Covid-19 Welfare Bribery Case, KPK: Perpetrators Try to Hide Crime Proceeds Money All Page

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The president of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri revealed that the suspect in the alleged case of bribery for the acquisition of goods and social assistance services (bansos) Covid-19 from the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) to transfer bribes from one place to another.

However, the KPK team managed to confiscate the bribery money.

“If anyone asked where this money was confiscated, of course this is the result of hard work by colleagues in the field,” Firli told an online press conference on Sunday (6/12/2020).

“The perpetrators will certainly try to hide the proceeds of their crimes,” he continued.

The money transfer took place from a private house to an apartment, then it was transferred to another place.

“But thank goodness, KPK’s friends can confiscate it,” Firli added.

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The KPK revealed the chronology of the arrests of six people related to the alleged bribery for social assistance handled by Covid-19 in the Ministry of Social Affairs.

At the same press conference, Firli also said that the KPK had raised around US $ 171,085 or the equivalent of Rp. 2.42 billion.

The KPK also secured around 11.9 billion rupees in rupees and Singapore dollars of around 23,000 or the equivalent of 243 million rupees.

“The arrests found money in various denominations, rupee notes, Singapore dollars and US dollars,” Firli said.

The total money insured by the KPK was around 14.5 billion rupees from the proceeds of manual arrest (OTT).

“Money was brought to the KPK totaling around 14.5 billion rupees for further investigation,” Firli said.

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In this case, the KPK named the Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara (JPB) and four other people as suspects. Juliari was named a suspect of receiving bribes along with MJS and AW.

Meanwhile, two other people were identified as suspects who gave bribes, namely AIM and HS.

KPK has suspected that JPB violated article 12 letter a or article 12 letter b or article 11 of the Law (Law) on the Eradication of the Crime of Corruption together with article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Penal Code.

Meanwhile, MJS and AW are suspected of violating article 12 letter a or article 12 letter b or article 11 and article 12 (i) of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption together with article 55 paragraph (1) of the Penal Code .

Then, as a bribe, that is, AIM and HS, is suspected of violating Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter or Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 Law on the Eradication of Corruption juncto Article 55 Paragraph (1) Penal Code .