East Lampung Police Arrest Fugitive Village Fund In Central Kalimantan

Tim Unit Tipikor Satreskrim Polres Lampung Timur, Polda Lampung bsa menangkap seorang buronan kasus tindak pidana korupsi dana desa di Kotawaringin Timur, Kalimantan Tengah, Selasa (9/5/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Polres Lampung Timur)

East Lampung Police, Lampung Regional Police, arrested a fugitive in a corruption case of village funds that fled to the Central Kalimantan region.

"The East Lampung Police Criminal Investigation Unit team arrested a fugitive in the alleged corruption case of village funds, who fled to Central Kalimantan," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit Iptu Johanes EP Sihombing as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 10.

He said the fugitive with the initials ES (49) who was arrested on the island of Kalimantan was the former Head of Braja Sakti Village, Way Jepara District, East Lampung Regency, Lampung.

"ES has been designated as a wanted list (DPO) by the police since January 2023 because he is suspected of being involved in a criminal act of corruption in village funds for the 2019 fiscal year," he said.

He revealed that when he became a DPO, the East Lampung Police Criminal Investigation Unit Team finally managed to identify the whereabouts of the person concerned.

"After identifying the whereabouts of the DPO, our team arrested ES, in the East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan," he said.

The suspect ES is currently being taken by police officers from Central Kalimantan to Lampung, by airplane.

"After being arrested in East Kotawaringin Regency, the suspect is currently under strict police escort, on his way to be taken to the East Lampung Police Headquarters to undergo the investigation process," said Johanes.