e-KTP Project Corruption: Rp 5.9 Trillion

The trial for the alleged corruption in the Electronic Identity Card (e-KTP) project will soon commence after the investigative files were transferred by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors last week. The two suspects in the e-KTP corruption case are Irman, former Director General of Population and Civil Registration, and Sugiarto, former Director of Population Administration Information Management. The KPK estimates the potential government losses in the e-KTP project to be Rp 2.3 trillion.

In May 2011, Irman presented a budget requirement of Rp 6.67 trillion for the National Identity Number-based KTP. However, through the Budget Board, the e-KTP project was finally approved with a value of Rp 5.9 trillion under a multiyear budget (2011-2012). After deducting taxes, the project value amounted to Rp 5.3 trillion.

However, the KPK subsequently investigated allegations of corruption in the e-KTP project at the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Anti-Corruption Commission's investigation concluded that there was potential state loss due to budget mark-ups. The KPK named Sugiarto as a suspect on April 22, 2014, and Irman on September 7, 2016.