JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), in its effort to reveal corruption and bribery practices in energy sector, conducted further investigation to trace out allegation on flow of funds to President SBY’s Democratic Party leader Sutan Bhatoegana and the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII on Energy & Mineral Resources affairs.
KPK Deputy Chief Adnan Pandu Praja confirmed that KPK is still trying to find evidences. This afternoon (Nov. 15), KPK summoned Widodo Ratanachaithong for an examination session.
Widodo, allegedly owner of the Singapore-based oil trading firm of Kernel Oil Pte Ltd, will be examined as witness in the bribery and money laundering case related to the dismissed Chief of the powerful Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body (SKK Migas) Rudi Rubiandini.
KPK’s prosecutor team, earlier in the trial of SKK Migas scandal with the defendant Simon Gunawan Tanjaya (an executive from Kernel Oil), revealed about flow of funds from Widodo to Rudi through Simon and Deviardi (Rudi’s golf instructure) worth SG$200,000 and US$900,000.
According to KPK’s minutes of investigation (BAP) on Rudi Rubiandini dated Sep. 4, 2013, that Yosefardi News received, a part of those bribery money worth US$200,000, was delivered by Rudi to Sutan Bhatoegana through Tri Yulianto in July 2013. Rudi said the money was delivered after Bhatoegana asked him to deliver the so-called holiday bonuses (THR) for members of the House Commission III.
Bhatoegana, however, denied all allegations against him. He repeatedly said that the BAP quoted by media is fictive. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)