Monang Tambunan, an official at the Manpower and
Transportation Ministry, admitted on Friday at the Corruption Court that he had
distributed bribe money of more than Rp 2 billion (US$174,000) in an alleged
embezzlement involving billions of rupiah in procurement projects for the
ministry in 2004.
Monang, who was a treasurer for the project, said that he and the project
organizer, Taswin Zein, had opened a bank account for money transfers from two
companies which had been directly appointed to provide equipment for 10
training centers in 2004.
"Later, I gave the money to several other ministry officials, project
executives and an auditor at the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Baqindo Quirino,
to manipulate the audit reports on the project," he said at the hearing.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) alleges the heads of two
contractors to the ministry, CV Dareta director Erry Fuad and PT Mulindo
director Agung Trikarsa Mulyono Subroto, had gained Rp 2.3 billion and Rp 2.6
billion, respectively, from the marked-up projects (valued at a total of Rp 45
billion) to develop vocational training centers.
Monang told the court that out of the total Rp 2 billion transferred, Rp 900
million was from PT Molindo Agung Trikarsa.
"I received Rp 50 million from Taswin Zein," he said.
The same court sentenced Taswin Zein to serve four years in prison and pay Rp
50 million in fines. The court has said the state lost Rp 13.6 billion from the
case. (dre)
