Former Village Head Of Village Corruption Suspects Hundreds Of Millions Of Village Funds Become Fugitives For The Garut Prosecutor's Office

Head Of Garut District Attorney Halila Rama Purnama/ANTARA

Garut District Attorney set a wanted list (DPO) for the former Sukanagara Village Head (Kades), Cisompet District, Garut Regency, West Java, because he was always absent when he was summoned.

The former village head is a suspect in a corruption case in the Village Fund Budget (ADD) which cost hundreds of millions of rupiah in state finances.

"The position is already a suspect because we have summoned and not present, we have submitted a DPO," said Head of the Garut District Attorney's Office Halila Rama Purnama as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 12.

He said the Garut Kejari had named the suspect as the former village head with the initials AK because the results of the examination carried out allegations of misappropriation of village funds for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

The allegation of corruption, he said, started with a public report, then the Garut Kejari complied with the rules of conducting an in-depth investigation until finally naming the village head as a suspect.

"We cannot reveal his identity because he is still investigating, later when our prosecution reveals it as wide as possible," he said.

The suspect's corruption crime was carried out while serving as village head by misappropriating ADD money such as for the Posyandu program, a fictitious project, then raising prices in a number of programs.

As a result of his actions, he said, it is estimated that it is quite large up to hundreds of millions of rupiah whose money is used for personal gain.

"There are eight activities in all, the motive is'mark up' and fictitious," he said.

It is certain that the Garut Kejari will pursue until the suspect can undergo further legal proceedings.

Instead, he said, the suspect surrendered, and appealed to the public to report to the Garut Kejari if they found out the suspect's whereabouts.

"Of course, we will look for the person concerned, as soon as possible," he said.

His current ranks have received quite a number of reports from the public regarding the alleged corruption case in Garut.

However, the report, he said, had to go through applicable mechanisms, such as asking witnesses for statements, as well as other evidence to be able to go up to the stages of investigation and investigation.

"There are rules, of course there must be sufficient evidence to process the law on corruption cases," he said.