Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized Rp2 billion ($110,500) from Bobby Rasyidin, the president director of state-owned railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in a fuel station digitalization project at state-owned energy company Pertamina.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said on Friday that investigators seized the money from Bobby, who was questioned as a witness in the case. He clarified that the seizure took place in August 2025, not recently, as some media reports had suggested.
Budi also stressed that the seizure was unrelated to Bobby's current position at KAI. The alleged corruption took place between 2018 and 2023, while the KPK opened its formal investigation in 2024.
Bobby held several senior positions in the technology, telecommunications, and aviation sectors during the period covered by the investigation. He has served as president director of Teknologi Riset Global Investama since 2016 and was president commissioner of Len Telekomunikasi Indonesia from 2016 to 2019. He later served as president commissioner of Indonesian Cloud and Akses Prima Indonesia from 2019 to 2021 and 2016 to 2021, respectively, and as an independent commissioner of GMF AeroAsia from 2020. In December 2020, he became president director of state-owned technology company Len Industri, a position he held until early 2025.
Bobby denied the reports circulating on Friday, saying he was saddened by the coverage and insisting that it was untrue. However, he did not specify which reports he was referring to or identify the details he disputed.
In a written statement, Bobby said he was in Yogyakarta conducting safety inspections at railway level crossings when news of the seizure emerged. The inspections were part of preparations to ensure safe train operations during the Christmas and New Year holiday travel period.
The case concerns the procurement of equipment for Pertamina's fuel station digitalization project between 2018 and 2023. The initiative was intended to monitor fuel stocks in real time and oversee the distribution of subsidized fuel. The project was valued at around Rp3.6 trillion.
The KPK has arrested three suspects: Dian Rachmawan, who served as Telkom's enterprise and business services director from 2017 to 2019; Weriza, a senior general manager for strategic sourcing and procurement operations at Telkom from 2012 to 2020; and Elvizar, owner of Pasifik Cipta Solusi (PCS) and a former Telkom executive.
Investigators suspect that the procurement process for electronic data capture (EDC) devices and automatic tank gauges (ATGs) was rigged to favor certain suppliers.
Elvizar allegedly lobbied officials and used his company to secure PCS's appointment as the EDC supplier. He is also accused of paying around Rp2 billion to PT ASK to withdraw from the vendor selection process, leaving PCS as the sole EDC supplier.
An audit by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) found state losses of Rp193.75 billion from the procurement of ATG devices. Losses related to EDC procurement were estimated at Rp128.42 billion.
Source: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/kpk-seizes-rp2-billion-from-kai-chief-in-pertamina-corruption-prob