The TransJakarta bus system needs new vehicles, and a procurement process has led to allegations of corruption. (JG Photo/Safir Makki)
Jakarta. The Attorney General’s Office on Friday seized almost Rp 1.2 billion ($101,000) from Prawoto, a suspect in an investigation on alleged corruption in the TransJakarta procurement process.
“Regarding Prawoto’s case, Rp 1.195 billion has been confiscated,” Deputy Attorney General R.Widyo Pramono said. He did not disclose details.
Prawoto was the former chief of transportation technology at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT).
Four suspects have been named in the investigation: Prawoto; former Jakarta transportation agency chief Udar Pristono; and two Jakarta Transportation Office employees, Drajat Adhyakasa and Setyo Suhu.
“The witnesses’ testimonies have strongly supported our allegations that these suspects have misrepresented technical specifications [in the procurement process], and therefore there is indeed a corruption case, as we alleged,” Widyo said.
The suspects have been implicated in graft surrounding the procurement of China-made buses meant for use in the city’s TransJakarta Buway and the Integrated City Busway (BKTB) systems. Udar signed a Rp 1.5 trillion contract for the buses, which upon arrival in the capital earlier this year were discovered to be overpriced and unfit for use. Some vehicles had broken air conditioners, rusty frames and missing fan belts.
Reports by the Jakarta Provincial Inspectorate shortly after the case came to light also showed irregularities in the tender documents, including price mark-ups.
By SP/Erwin Sihombing on 05:45 pm Jun 13, 2014
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