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On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 22:59, Sunny ambon [email protected] [GELORA45] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > *Mungkin pelicinan kurang baik atau bahkan terlalu bagus membuat jalan > terlalu licin mengakibatkan Lippo tergelincir* > > > https://www.asiasentinel.com/econ-business/new-bribery-charges-indonesia-lippo-conglomerate/ > > New Bribery Charges for Indonesia’s Lippo Conglomerate > > October 17, 2018 > > 283 > > By: Ainur Rohmah > > Indonesia’s Lippo Group is facing major new problems after one of its top > executives was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission on Oct. 15 > on charges of bribing government officials over the issuance of property > permits for Meikarta, the group’s troubled flagship project. > > For months, Meikarta has faced rumors of abandonment by unnamed Chinese > investors, charges that unit sales haven‘t met targets and that advertising > vendors haven’t been paid. The Indonesian Ombudsman and the National Land > Agency (BPN) have also criticized Lippo for promoting and marketing the > mega-development without proper building permits, which require > environmental impact and spatial adjustment studies involving various > institutions in the regional government. The alleged bribery allegedly > involved Neneng Hasanah Yasin, the regent of Bekasi Regency, as well as > several related agency heads involved in issuing such permits. > > Billy Sindoro (pictured above), Lippo’s operations director, was > apprehended at his home after being named as a suspect by the watchdog > corruption agency, known by its Indonesian acronym KPK. In addition to > Sindoro, the KPK named eight other suspects including Lippo Group > consultants Taryudi and Fitra Djaja Purnama as well as Lippo Group employee > Henry Jasmen. In addition to Bekasi Regent Yasin, a number of officials > with the Bekasi regency administration are among the suspects. > > The KPK’s deputy chairman Laode Muhammad Syarif alleged Sindoro instructed > consultants and employees to bribe Neneng with Rp513 million (US$33,727) > and S$ 90,000 respectively. Sindoro “was aware of and gave instructions to > other individuals who acted as consultants for the company,” said Syarif. > > The KPK, Syarif said, had been investigating the bribery allegations for a > year and carried out the arrests on Sunday and Monday. The KPK, he said, > suspects that bribes totaled Rp7 billion (US$464,400) from a commitment of > Rp13 billion to license the project. The bribes were said to have been > given through several service heads in stages in April, May and June. > > “It is suspected that the provision is related to the permits being > managed by the project owner covering a total area of 774 hectares, (with > the bribes) divided into three phases,” said Syarif. Although the KPK could > charge Lippo with criminal corporate, it depends on how the investigation > developed, he added. > > This is the second corruption case for Sindoro, who was also arrested and > convicted of bribery in 2009. At the time, the KPK said it suspected the > Lippo executive of bribing a member of the Business Competition Supervisory > Commission (KPPU), Muhammad Iqbal, to influence the ruling of a case > pertaining to broadcasting rights of a sports program. He was sentenced to > three years in jail and a fine of Rp200 million. > > Following announcement this week of the high-profile bribery case, the > shares of four companies under the Lippo Group dropped into the red zone in > the first trading session at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Tuesday. > The four are PT Lippo Cikarang (LPCK), PT Lippo Karawaci (LPKR), PT > Matahari Putra Prima (MPPA) and PT Matahari Department Store (LPPF). > > The current case is the most recent issue to befall the troubled > development of Meikarta, a proposed huge new city on the outskirts of > Jakarta that is being built from scratch and projected ultimately to house > up to 8 million people at a whopping cost of more than US$21 billion. The > development, with 19 domestic and international partners, also faces a > series of political issues and the antipathy of a group of conservative > Muslims. Riady is of Chinese descent and Lippo actively supports the > building of Christian schools in Indonesia. A conservative Islamic group > called Alumni 212 in May issued a resolution calling for the end to > Meikarta. > > In addition, the construction by a Chinese national consortium of a > 150-km. fast railway project between Jakarta and Bandung, which is > considered crucial as the new city straddles the railway, has hit delays > from problems clearing locals who occupy the land. The US$5 billion rail > project, being built by the Indonesian government in cooperation with a > Chinese consortium, is now due to go into operation in 2021, two years > after the original target date of 2019. Development progress is currently > at 5 percent, from a 25 percent target by the end of the year. > > When the rumors about Meikarta’s fiscal health arose, Communications > Director of MSU Danang Kemayan Jati said that despite facing various > obstacles, Lippo Group’s financial condition is sound enough to support > projects planned and to fulfill the company’s obligations, despite the > negative issues. > > Meikarta was introduced to the public on May 4, 2017, with a whopping cost > of more than US$21 billion. The developer, PT Mahkota Sentosa Utama (MSU), > a Lippo subsidiary, poured more than Rp1.5 trillion (US$107.65 million) > into advertising throughout 2017, leading Indonesian companies in ad > spending for the year according to Nielsen ratings. > > Meikarta is planned to occupy an area of 500 hectares through a land > tenure process claimed by Lippo since the 1990s. Lippo Group Chairman James > Riady announced plans to build 100 buildings of 35 floors each, which are > intended for residential, office buildings, five-star hotels, shopping > centers and other commercial areas. > > Although Meikarta was marketed as all-round luxury, the public recently > was shocked by a lawsuit filed by PT Relys Trans Logistics (RTL) and PT > Imperia Cipta Kreasi (ICK), two of MSU’s partners in creating and marketing > Meikarta ads, that accused MSU of delinquent wage payments. The trial was > disrupted by complaints on the part of the plaintiffs that MSU had bribed > the judge. > > Meikarta’s construction has also been considered problematic from the > start regarding land tenure and building permits. From the target of 500 > hectares of area to be used, the Bekasi Regency Government has permits for > only 84 hectares. > > In a discussion in Jakarta some time ago, James Riady answered the > criticisms by promising to complete all building requirements, including > obtaining building permits. The conglomerate submitted an environmental > impact analysis, known as Amdal, in May 2017 to the Bekasi Regency > Government and the review process was almost complete but suddenly the West > Java Provincial Government recommended stopping the study, ruling that the > development of a metropolitan area should be the authority and > responsibility of the regional government, not a private company. > > *Lippo Promises Cooperation* > > PT MSU’s attorney, Denny Indrayana said MSU would carry out an independent > and objective internal investigation to find out the facts and promised to > impose sanctions on related persons if corruption was indeed true. > > “If there is indeed a deviation from the principle of anti-corruption > that is a company policy, then PT MSU will not tolerate it, and we will not > hesitate to give sanctions and decisive action to those who commit the > deviation, in accordance with the applicable employment law,” Indrayana > said. > > PT MSU, the attorney said, is a corporation that upholds principles of > good corporate governance and anti-corruption and is committed to rejecting > corrupt practices, including bribery. > > “We also need to emphasize that we respect and will fully support the > legal process at the KPK, and will act cooperatively to assist the KPK’s > work to fully uncover the alleged bribery case,” Indrayana said > > > > >
