Already Holds A Case, Bengkulu Police Again Examines The Head Of BPBD Seluma In The BTT Fund Corruption Case

Dirreskrimsus Polda Bengkulu Kombes Pol I Wayan Riko Setiawan. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

The Directorate of Corruption Crimes of the Bengkulu Police has conducted three investigations on the Head of BPBD of Seluma Regency related to corruption cases. Dirreskrimsus Polda Bengkulu Kombes I Wayan Riko Setiawan said that the investigators of the Tipidkor Ditreskrimsus Polda Bengkulu assisted by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police had also carried out a case title to determine the crime, as well as anyone suspected of being involved in the corruption case. "Head of BPBD Seluma Regency has been examined more than three times and the case title has also been carried out, there are still clues," said I Wayan at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters, as reported by Antara, Thursday, September 21. The examination of the Head of BPBD Seluma Regency related to the corruption case of BTT funds originating from the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) of Seluma Regency 2022 for emergency response activities in disaster management in the form of physical construction work allegedly not in accordance with the specifications and volume in the contract, thus potentially causing state losses. Meanwhile, the amount of state losses for the corruption case of the emergency response fund of the Seluma Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency based on the results of an audit from the Bengkulu Supervisory and Finance Agency (BPKP) reached Rp1.5 billion. "From the results of the calculation of state losses carried out by BPKP Bengkulu, it is indicated that the loss was IDR 1.5 billion," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Tipidkor of the Bengkulu Police Ditreskrimsus, Kompol Khoiril Akbar. This is because, in 2022, the Seluma Regency Government has budgeted Unexpected Expenditures (BTT) of IDR 4.77 billion and IDR 4.19 billion managed by BPBD to finance the handling of disaster emergency response in the region. The budget is divided into eight activities, namely carrying out rehabilitation of suspension bridges in Padang Merbau Village, Pagar Banyu Village and Ulu Talo Village.

Installation of Bronjong, the water suspension bridge, Seluma Village, Puguk Village, Construction of the Boks Culvert, Jenggalu Riak Siabun 1 Section, Sukaraja District, and Jalan Kabupaten, to be precise, in esa Lubuk Gadis, Pembangunan Petasan Tebing Kantor Bupati I. Furthermore, the construction of Cliff Layers for Regent II's Office, Construction of Beronjong Jalan Bungamas – Sembayat Market in East Seluma District and other non-physical activities.