The president of the National Awakening Party (PKB) alias Muhaimin Iskandar Cak Imin fled when asked about the Commission’s plan for the Eradication of Corruption (KPK).KPK) review the case ‘durian cardboard‘.
The moment came after he and a number of PKB elites met with President Jokowi at the presidential palace in Jakarta. Initially, Cak Imin spoke at length about Jokowi’s program proposals.
At the end of the press conference, CNNIndonesia.com asked Cak Imin’s answer regarding the KPK plan. However, he chose to leave the place and rushed into the car.
Cak Imin constantly kept his mouth shut on that question. He quickly closed the car door and left the palace.
During the meeting, Cak Imin proposed a series of programs to Jokowi. One of these is the addition of fuel subsidies for motorcyclists and public transport.
He also asked Jokowi to review the rules on the use of the budget in the DPRD. Cak Imin assessed that the DPRD members felt they did not have the existing budget.
“Today it is standardized, [anggota DPRD di daerah] Those who can afford it do not feel well facilitated, those who are really poor have no problems, “he said
“Therefore, [PKB mengusulkan anggaran anggota DPRD] No more uniformity, but the budget of the DPR according to Perpres 33 is entirely left to the regional fiscal capacity “, added Cak Imin.
Earlier, KPK president Firli Bahuri had stated that he would re-examine the case of alleged corruption of the durian cardboard. He asked the public to participate in supervising the work of the KPK.
The case of “kardus durian” was discovered through the KPK’s arrest operation (OTT) on August 25, 2011. The KPK arrested two officials from the Ministry of Labor and Transmigration.
The KPK also arrested the prosecutor of PT Alam Jaya Papua, Dharnawati. Dharnawati was arrested along with evidence worth Rs.1.5 billion, wrapped in cardboard durian.
At the trial, he claimed that the money was intended for the Minister of Labor and Transmigration, who was held by Cak Imin at the time.
Cak Imin was questioned by the KPK about the case on October 3, 2011. He denied being involved in the durian cardboard case.
“The corruption that took place has absolutely nothing to do with me. There was no order from me, there was no direct or indirect conversation from me,” Cak Imin said at the time. after being questioned by the KPK.
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