The KPK seized funds amounting to IDR 476 billion related to the corruption case involving the former Regent of Kutai Kartanegara, Rita Widyasari.
This money was seized from several parties. “That on Friday, January 10, 2025, the KPK conducted a series of investigative actions in the form of seizing money,” said KPK spokesperson, Tessa Mahardhika, in her statement on Tuesday (January 14, 2025). Tessa said the seizure of the money was because it was obtained from the criminal act of the case. The KPK, he said, will continue to strive to develop the case.
“The KPK will continue to make every effort to develop the case currently under investigation and hold accountable those parties who should be held accountable,” he said.
Here are the details of the seized money:
In the currency of Rupiah amounting to Rp 350,865,006,126.78. Seized from 36 accounts (in the name of the suspect and in the name of other related parties); – In American Dollar currency amounting to USD 6,284,712.77 (Rp 102,280,591,284.34). Seized from 15 accounts (in the name of the suspect and related parties); – In Singapore Dollar currency amounting to SGD 2,005,082.00 (Rp23,828,354,386.36). This money was seized from one account in the name of another related party. If summed in rupiah, the total seized money amounts to Rp 476,973,951,797.48 or Rp 476.9 billion. For your information, Rita was initially named a suspect in a bribery and gratification case in 2017. She was then tried in the gratification case. In 2018, Rita was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court. Rita was also sentenced to pay a fine of IDR 600 million, with a subsidiary of 6 months in prison and a 5-year revocation of political rights. The judge stated that Rita was proven to have received gratification of Rp 110 billion related to project permits in Kutai Kartanegara. Rita tried to contest the verdict. Rita’s efforts were thwarted after the Supreme Court rejected her request for a judicial review (PK) in 2021. Rita has been executed to Pondok Bambu Prison.
Besides the gratification case, Rita is still a suspect in the alleged money laundering case. In July 2024, the KPK revealed that Rita also received money from a mining entrepreneur. KPK’s Director of Investigation, Asep Guntur Rahayu, stated that Rita received gratification in the form of U.S. dollar currency denominations. Rita Widyasari received USD 5 per metric ton from the coal company. Read the detiknews article, “KPK Seizes Rp 476 Billion Related to the Former Kukar Regent Rita Widyasari Case”.
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