KPK Investigate Kekayaan Bupati Bolaang Mongondow Timur

Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring of the KPK Pahala Nainggolan/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is again investigating the assets of state officials which are considered odd. This time, it was the turn of the Regent of Bolaang Mongondow (Bolmong) Sam Sahrul Mamonto to be worked on.

"(The results of the clarification of assets, ed) were presented by the leadership and investigated," said Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring of the KPK Pahala Nainggolan to reporters at the ACLC KPK building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Tuesday, June 13.

Sam's wealth was clarified on May 16. From that process, Pahala said that the Regent of Bolmong was recorded as having a resort to the largest material store in the East Bolaang Mongondow area in the name of his son.

"Even though his son was investigated at that time, at that time he bought a resort of how many hectares, maybe it was still 21 or 22 years old," he said.

"It's impossible for his son to be a resign civil servant," continued Pahala.

It has not been detailed whether Pahala received bribes or gratuities. He only said that the LHKPN Directorate was working to check Sam's unnatural wealth.

"It will be investigated later (indicated for alleged bribery or gratification, ed). Anyway, we say this is an ownership of assets that are not waja," he said.

On the e-LHKPN website, Sam last reported his wealth in 2021. He was recorded as having total assets of IDR 6,062,500,000.

Of that amount, he owns six land and building assets in Manado and East Bolaang Mongondow worth IDR 2,4440,000,000.

Then, Sam recorded ownership of four-wheeled vehicles including the 1982 Toyota Hardtop Jeep worth IDR 100 million, the 2016 Toyota Fortuner worth IDR 480 million and the 2019 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport worth IDR 450 million.

Not only that, he also reported ownership of other movable assets worth IDR 172,500,000. Meanwhile, cash and cash equivalents worth IDR 2,420,000,000.