Jakarta, July 15, 2023, KOTABARI.COM – Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Nurul Ghufron, has revealed a new modus operandi in a corruption case involving a KPK employee. Ghufron disclosed that an employee identified as NAR is suspected of manipulating travel funds.
According to the KPK’s Inspectorate audit, NAR is believed to have manipulated the number of individuals traveling for official business. “There were mark-ups, for example, where a trip originally involved five people, but NAR increased it to six,” said Ghufron during a discussion on Corruption, Abuse, and Infidelity in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday (July 13, 2023), as reported by Kompas.com.
Furthermore, Ghufron revealed that NAR is also suspected of manipulating the recorded costs on travel receipts. “On the original receipt, it was 150 units, but then an additional 7 units were added, and it continued like that,” Ghufron stated. However, Ghufron declined to comment on whether the money was used by NAR for dating, leisure trips, buying clothes, or other purposes.
Ghufron explained that the corruption case involving KPK employees is still in the investigation phase. Therefore, the KPK cannot disclose further details about the matter at this time. Ghufron stated that once the case reaches the prosecution stage and the verified amount of state losses and their utilization are determined, the information will be shared with the public. “As usual, during the investigation process, we apologize for not being able to disclose more information,” Ghufron added.
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the KPK, Cahya H. Harefa, revealed that based on calculations by the Inspectorate, the estimated state losses in this case amount to Rp 550 million. “The Inspectorate conducted an examination and calculation of alleged financial losses to the state amounting to Rp 550 million within the period from 2021 to 2022,” Cahya said during a press conference at the KPK Building on Tuesday (June 27, 2023).
Cahya explained that the alleged corruption occurred within the scope of administrative work. The report was filed by superiors and other colleagues who worked on the same team as NAR. They complained about prolonged administrative processes and deductions made from travel funds. “There were complaints about prolonged administrative processes and deductions made by the individual in question from the KPK employees’ travel funds,” Cahya stated.
The KPK is committed to conducting a thorough investigation into the alleged corruption case. If proven true, decisive action will be taken against the perpetrator and related parties. The public hopes that the KPK will resolve this case transparently and fairly, in order to uphold the rule of law and combat corruption in Indonesia.