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KPK Summons Pancasila Youth Chairman Japto and Ex-Regent Rita Widyasari
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KPK Summons Pancasila Youth Chairman Japto and Ex-Regent Rita Widyasari

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the Chairman of Pemuda Pancasila, Japto Soerjosoemarno, and former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari for questioning.
  • Japto and another official could not attend due to illness, leading to a rescheduling of their interviews.
  • Rita Widyasari and businessman Robert B. attended their questioning related to a bribery case involving three coal companies.

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned Japto Soerjosoemarno, the chairman of the youth organization Pemuda Pancasila (PP), and East Kalimantan PP Chairman Said Amin for questioning. They were slated to appear on Wednesday, June 3, as witnesses in a case involving three coal companies in Kutai Kartanegara.

However, both Japto and Said Amin were unable to attend the KPK's summons, citing illness. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that investigators would reschedule their interviews. The KPK also summoned Rita Widyasari, the former Regent of Kutai Kartanegara from 2010 to 2021, along with several other individuals, including company representatives and a lawyer, in connection with the same case.

The examination is carried out at the Red and White Building.

— Budi PrasetyoKPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed the location of the scheduled examinations.

Rita Widyasari and businessman Robert Priantono B. reportedly appeared as scheduled. The case involves allegations of bribery related to coal mining in Kutai Kartanegara, with three companies, PT Sinar Kumala Naga, PT Alamjaya Barapratama, and PT Bara Kumala Sakti, having been named suspects. These companies are suspected of being used to facilitate gratification received by Rita Widyasari, reportedly amounting to US$3.3 to US$5 per metric ton of coal.

Rita Widyasari is also being investigated for alleged money laundering, as she is accused of disguising the source of these gratification payments. This is not her first encounter with legal troubles; she previously served a 10-year prison sentence for corruption and bribery totaling Rp110.7 billion and Rp6 billion, respectively. Her name also surfaced in a previous case involving a former KPK investigator. In the current investigation, Japto, Said Amin, and another PP official had previously been questioned as witnesses for Rita, stemming from suspicions of illicit funds flowing to PP leadership.

Information received by investigators is that witnesses Mr. KJS and MSA are currently ill. Investigators will reschedule their examination.

— Budi PrasetyoKPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo explained why Japto Soerjosoemarno and Said Amin could not attend their summons.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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