Kejari Finds State Losses In Alleged Corruption Of East Lombok DAPM Of IDR 700 Million

Illustration of the return of state money in corruption cases. (Antanews)

The Prosecutor's Office estimates the potential loss to the state in the alleged corruption case in the management of the East Lombok Community Empowerment Trust Fund (DAPM) for the 2017-2021 period worth IDR 700 million.

"From our independent count results, there was a loss of Rp. 700 million," said Head of the Intelligence Section of the East Lombok District Attorney's Office, Lalu Mohamad Rasyidi by telephone, Friday, August 4, confiscated by Antara.

With the results of the independent count, he said, the prosecutor's office conducted a case title with an auditor from the inspectorate. In the case title, Rasyidi said that his party had submitted the results of the independent count.

"So, we have submitted the calculated results to the audit team for re-validation. Later, when there are official results from the inspectorate, we can only determine the role of the suspect," he said.

The management of this DAPM comes from APBN grant funds in the 2009 community service assistance program (BLM). This program is rolling in the community. They can get financial assistance in the form of group business loans.

Head of the Special Crimes Section of the East Lombok Kejari, Isa Ansyori, previously explained that this DAPM is a transformation of the 2014 Rural Mandiri National Community Empowerment Program (PNPM) which is now operating using the BLM program budget.

The DAPM management, he explained, manages business credit for the community based on a notary deed according to central government requirements. They are in every sub-district with the status of the DAPM activity management unit (UPK).

From the prosecutor's note, the DAPM in East Lombok Regency operates using the remaining budget of the PNPM Mandiri Perdesahan in 2009. The state is recorded to have poured out grant funds for East Lombok Regency in stages with a total end in 2014 of IDR 1.5 billion.

Isa said the funds continue to grow from the profit of business loans from community groups. In Suela District alone, he said, the DAPM management is now managing funds of at least IDR 4 billion.

Furthermore, he revealed that the prosecutor's office had received information that confirmed the existence of unlawful acts (PMH) from the management of the DAPM. The criminal indications are related to credit deposits that do not reach the sub-district level of UPK.

One of the problems that arose, he explained, was that the business credit deposit money from community groups that had been deposited through the companion did not reach UPK.

Another allegation, he said, relates to the disbursement of fictitious business loans. This criminal potential arises because there is no guarantee that credit recipients must be given to the DAPM management.