KPK Confirms Rp2 Billion Seizure From KAI Director Bobby Rasyidin, Who Is a Witness in Pertamina SPBU Case
The anti-graft agency stressed the seizure relates to his previous role at Len Industri, not his KAI post — but the leadership spotlight now overlaps KAI's Rp4 trillion procurement agenda.
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on November 6 confirmed it seized Rp2 billion in cash from Bobby Rasyidin, president director of state railway operator KAI, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the digitalization of Pertamina fuel stations (SPBU) for 2018–2023. The case involves EDC and automatic tank gauging devices, with state losses calculated by the finance audit agency BPK at roughly Rp193.75 billion from ATG and Rp128.42 billion from EDC procurement.
The KPK spokesman said the seizure was made in August 2025, that Bobby is a witness rather than a suspect, that the money was suspected to have been given by one of three detained suspects, and that the matter dates from his tenure as director of PT Len Industri — not his current KAI role. Bobby said he was deeply saddened and called the reports inaccurate without detailing which parts.
The timing matters for the railway sector: one day earlier, on November 5, the same director had announced KAI's three programs worth over Rp4 trillion — 23 new trainsets, the Bali tram, and Gambir station revitalization. Indonesian SOE history suggests leadership changes under corruption-investigation scrutiny frequently reshape procurement priorities and decision paths.