KPK Investigates Corruption in Banking Notification Services

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) launched an investigation into alleged corruption involving SMS and WhatsApp notification services at a state-owned bank and a telecommunications company.

"This case is related to notifications delivered via SMS and WhatsApp," Spokesperson for the KPK, Budi Prasetyo, said on Friday.

He was responding to questions regarding the issuance of a general investigation warrant, which was opened without naming suspects, related to projects at the companies.

Prasetyo previously only revealed that the anti-corruption agency was investigating procurement related to notification services at two state-owned companies.

According to the KPK, the procurement allegedly caused state losses of nearly two trillion rupiah (US$107 million).

Prasetyo said that the investigation was related to a separate matter and was not related to previous cases handled by the agency.

The KPK is also investigating alleged corruption in the procurement of electronic data capture (EDC) machines at the bank, a case first announced on June 26, 2025.

On June 30, 2025, the agency said that the EDC procurement project was worth 2.1 trillion rupiah (US$113 million) and applied a six-month overseas travel ban to 13 people.

The people barred from leaving the country were identified by the initials CBH, IU, DS, MI, AJ, IS, AWS, IP, KS, EL, NI, RSK, and SRD.

The KPK estimated state losses in the EDC case at around 700 billion rupiah (US$37 million), equivalent to about 30 percent of the total project value.

On July 9, 2025, the KPK named five people as suspects in the case.

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