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Kuncoro Wibowo implicated in social assistance corruption case and Heru Budi resigns from Transjakarta Managing Director post due to illness; rises to top three in Metro.

TEMPO.CO, JakartaNews regarding Kuncoro Wibowo, who previously held the position of President Director of PT Transportasi Jakarta or Transjakarta, became Metro’s Top 3 today. News about this occupies positions 1, 2 and 3 of Metro’s Top 3.



In this case, the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK has announced that it is investigating alleged social assistance (social assistance) corruption cases at the Ministry of Social Affairs for the 2020-2021 period. This information was conveyed after the news spread that Kuncoro Wibowo had resigned from his position as President Director of PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) and was prevented from going abroad.

“KPK has started a new investigation regarding allegations of corruption in the distribution of rice social assistance,” said Head of KPK Reporting Section Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

Here are the Top 3 Metros today:

1. After Kuncoro Wibowo withdrew from Transjakarta, the KPK Announced an Investigation into the Alleged Social Assistance Corruption Case



The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it is investigating alleged corruption cases in social assistance (social assistance) at the Ministry of Social Affairs for the 2020-2021 period. This information was conveyed after the news spread that Kuncoro Wibowo had resigned from his position as President Director of PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) and was prevented from going abroad.

“KPK has started a new investigation regarding allegations of corruption in the distribution of rice social assistance,” said Head of KPK Reporting Section Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

According to him, the KPK initially accepted public complaints about the alleged corruption in the rice social assistance. The KPK then conducted an investigation and then proceeded to the investigation stage.

Ali did not reveal who the suspects in the case were. He said that the anti-corruption commission would only reveal the suspect who was allegedly involved in the rice social assistance corruption after sufficient evidence had been collected.

“When we consider this investigation to have been sufficient for the collection of evidence, then the identities of the parties named as suspects, the chronology of alleged criminal acts as well as the articles suspected will be conveyed to the public,” he explained.

Even so, Ali did not argue when asked Tempo is Kuncoro’s prevention of traveling abroad in connection with the alleged corruption in social assistance for rice at the Ministry of Social Affairs. He only sent a written statement regarding the investigation into the alleged social assistance corruption case.

Meanwhile, sources Tempo stated that Kuncoro was one of the suspects in this case. His role is to lobby officials to obtain the Ministry of Social Assistance projects.

2. When Heru Budi Called the Managing Director of Transjakarta Resigned Due to Health, Then Appeared a Prevent Status from the KPK

Surprisingly, Kuncoro Wibowo, who has only been serving as Transjakarta President Director for two months, announced his resignation.

This news was released last Monday, March 13, 2023. There was no official explanation regarding the reasons for the resignation of Kuncoro, who was newly appointed as Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartoni last January.

The Transjakarta party only confirmed that Kuncoro had indeed resigned and was no longer in office as of last Monday. However, there was no explanation about the reasons behind the resignation.

Transjakarta even asked journalists to ask this directly to the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta.

“It’s true, he has resigned as the Managing Director of Transjakarta today. He is no longer in the office today,” said PT Transjakarta Corporate Secretary Division Head Apriastini Bakti via text message, Monday, March 13, 2023.

3. Prevented by KPK from going abroad, some facts about former TransJakarta Director Kuncoro Wibowo

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prevented the former Managing Director (Director) of PT TransJakarta M Kuncoro Wibowo from traveling abroad. This prevention is valid from 10 February 2023 to 10 August or the next six months.

Previously, Kuncoro resigned from his position as President Director (Director) of PT Transportasi Jakarta (TransJakarta) as of Monday, March 13, 2023. In fact, Kuncoro had just headed the DKI BUMD in the transportation sector in January 2023.

Acting (Pj) Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono appointed Kuncoro as the boss of Transjakarta. Kuncoro has replaced Mochammad Yana Aditya’s position since January 11, 2023. Shortly after Kuncoro was appointed on January 11, 2023, he then resigned on March 13, 2023.

The resignation was confirmed by Member of Commission B DPRD DKI Jakarta, Manuara Siahaan. “Yes, it’s true that there is information like that (Kuncoro Wibowo is stepping down as President Director of PT Transjakarta),” Manuara said to the media crew, Monday, March 13, 2023.

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