"The KPK filed a request with the directorate general of immigration at the law and human rights ministry to impose an overseas travel ban on the five people. The ban will take effect for six months starting April 24, 2014," KPK spokesman Johan Budi said at the KPK building here on Friday.
The five people are former president director of the state printing company Percetakan Negara RI (PNRI) Isnu Edhi Wijaya, home affairs ministry employees Sugiharto and Irman, Quadra Solution director Anang Sugiana S, and private employee Andi Agustinus.
On Tuesday, the KPK named the director of demographic administration information management, identified by the initial as S, as a suspect in the case.
"The ceiling of budget allocations for the project is Rp6 trillion and the amount of state losses is still being calculated," Johan said.
On Friday, the KPK started interrogating witnesses in the alleged corruption case.
The witnesses were chief of the population identity sub-directorate of the ministrys directorate general of demography and vital statistics Drajat Wisnu Setyawan, home affairs ministry employees Pringgo Hadi Tjahyono, Husni Fahmi and Suciati, former PNRI president director Isnu Edhi Wijaya, PNRI production director Yuniarto, private employee Andres Ginting and PT Quadra Solution finance director Willy Nusantara Najoan.
Information about the alleged corruption case came to light after the KPK received tip-offs from the public in 2012.
"This is the publics complaint. Of course, one of the pieces of information may come from M. Nazaruddin, but that report did not serve as a basis for conducting the investigation. A group of people had reported it (the alleged corruption case) to the KPK," Johan said on Tuesday.
Nazaruddin, who is a former treasurer of the Democrat Party, is currently serving a prison term after being convicted on a corruption case.
In September 2013, Nazaruddin informed the KPK about alleged corruption in the procurement of E-KTP, including the alleged flow of funds to a number of House of Representatives (DPR) members. (*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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