Bireuen Prosecutor's Office Names 2 PNPM Corruption Suspects

BANDA ACEH - The Bireuen District Attorney's Office (Kejari), Aceh has named two suspects for alleged corruption in the savings and loan of the Mandiri Pedesahan National Community Empowerment Program (PNPM) in Gandapura District, Bireuen Regency.

Head of the Bireuen District Attorney's Office, Munawal Hadi, said that the suspect was named after investigators found two pieces of evidence and preliminary evidence.

"Investigators have named two corruption suspects in misappropriation of savings and loan funds from PNPM Mandiri Peduraan in Gandapura District, Bireuen Regency," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 24.

The two suspects, namely SM (39) as the Head of the Mandiri PNPM Activity Management Unit in Pedurahan, Gandapura District, Bireuen Regency. As well as F (41) as the Chair of the Udep Sare Group.

Munawal Hadi said the receipt of savings and loan funds for the women group PNPM Mandiri Peduraan, Gandapura District, began from 2009 to 2014 with a total of IDR 2.6 billion. The savings and loan funds are sourced from the APBN and the Bireuen APBK.

"However, from 2015 to 2023, the savings and loan activities of the women group were not carried out, so the funds being managed were the existing funds and were being rolled out," he said.

Based on the results of the investigation, said Munawal, the suspect SM approved the disbursement of savings and loan funds to a group of women whose implementation was not in accordance with the provisions set by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The provisions are that savings and loan funds are given to groups of women in the poor household category, not to individuals and to verification of proposals are carried out according to the facts on loan in the field.

"However, the loan is given to civil servants, individuals, and as a proposed loan, no verification is carried out according to the facts in the field. As well as the use of savings and loan funds used by relatives who have positions as village officials," he said.

Meanwhile, suspect F, said Munawal, allegedly did not deposit the loan installments. The deposit funds were used for personal gain, resulting in arrears in four groups of women.

Munawal Hadi said the state losses were due to the actions of the two suspects of more than Rp1.1 billion. The state loss was based on the calculation of the Aceh Inspectorate auditor team.

"Investigators detained the suspect SM at the Class IIB Bireuen Detention Center. Meanwhile, suspect F was detained by the city because he was still breastfeeding children. It is possible that other suspects will be named," said Munawal Hadi.