Commission V of the House
of Representatives asked the Independent Team for Evaluation and Investigation
on the Collapse of Kutai Kertanegara Bridge to cooperate with the Indonesian
Police in continuing investigation on the collapse of Kutai Kertanegara Bridge.
The Independent Team should coordinate with Indonesian Police’s Criminal
Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri). This matter was conveyed during a meeting
of Commission V with Head of Basarnas (National SAR Agency), Head of Bareskrim
Polri, and Independent Team for Evaluation and Investigation on Collapse of
Kutai Kertanegara Bridge at the House of Representatives’ Building.
Vice Chairman of Commission V, Mulyadi, said that
Commission V asked Bareskrim to perform document collection from PT Perentjana
Djaja as the planner and supervisor and PT Hutama Karya as the contractor. The
documents needed are, amongst others, work contract; planning, performance, and
supervision document; and evaluation and investigation on the bridge collapse.
Commission V also asked the Independent Team for
Evaluation and Investigation on the Collapse of Kutai Kertanegara Bridge to
continue investigation after Bareskrim Polri attempted to collect foregoing
data.
In the meeting, the Independent Team admitted that it not
yet received any data which is more comprehensive from contractor or consultant
concerning the bridge fall for four months since it was assigned by the House
of Representatives.
Chairman of the Independent Team, Iswandi Irman, said
that his party has asked the contractor and consultant to submit of hanger
system to reconstruct the beginning of the bridge collapse to verify the fall
of the bridge of 710 meter length. Based on the previous conclusion, failure of
the structure elements lies in the hanger system, namely between the hanger rod
and the main cable. The hanger system is the weak point that causes the bridge
collapse in November 2011.
To compare the strength, the Independent Team asked two
things to the consultant and the contractor. Firstly, reconstruction of the
hanger system like the original condition. Secondly, asking for the original
hanger system which is still hanging near the pilon foundation to the direction
of Tenggarong. These two materials will be tested and fully reconstructed at
the Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) to verify the
conclusion which was formerly submitted by the Independent Team.
The consultant and the contractor were asked to make them
and compare them and test their strength in BPPT whether the bridge is already
secure or not and whether its materials are according to standard or not. But,
the team not yet received these materials to be tested.
Head of Bareskrim Polri, Sutarman, said that based on
result of investigation, there is no yet assumption of criminal act of
corruption on the bridge collapse. While, concerning assumption of general
crimes act, an investigation has been performed on 62 witnesses from families
of the victims, Kukar regional government, consulting experts, and other. Based
on these, it was decided that 3 persons were arrested.
Based on a court hearing of June 6, 2012, the Panel of
Judges has decided to impose punishment on three suspects, namely Head of Bina
Marga’s Public Work Department of Kukar Regency, Yoyo Surjana; Officer of
Public Work Department of Kukar Regency, Setiono; Head of Engineering
Department of Bridge Business Unit of PT Bukaka Teknik Utama, M. Syahriar Fakrurrozi.
Business News - July 18, 2012
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