Indonesia KPK Summons A Japanese

The KPK summoned the man in an alleged corruption case on used electric trains.
Ita Lismawati F. Malau, Yudho Rahardjo

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) includes a Japanese Hideyoki in its witness and suspect list.

The man is summoned by the KPK in an alleged corruption case on the bequest of used electric passenger trains from Japan.

Hideyoki was looked into as the electricity train project manager in Jakarta.

In this case, the KPK has named former Director General of Railroad System Soemino Eko Saputro.

The Rp 48 billion provision was carried out between 2006 and 2007. Hatta Rajasa was the minister of transportation then.

The endowment was a result of Japan's policy of not using electric train any longer since 1998-1999. At that time, Japan issued Law on Environment which prohibited the use of refrigerant or freon in every air conditioner installed in public transportation.

Indonesia is the only country whose electric railroad system resembles Japan. In 2004, through PT Kereta Api, the government bought 16 units of electric passenger trains to Itocu Corporation Japan worth 8 million yen per unit, including shipping and transaction costs. The government purchased 16 more units of series 8000 trains in 2005 from Tokyu Corporation by the same price.

A distribution contract was signed on November 30, 2006, involving Railroad Means Development Task Force with Sumitomo Corporation.

The types were considered worn. The Indonesia Corruption Watch suspected that state losses from the purchase reached 570 million yen.


Translated by: Bonardo Maulana Wahono

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