Just As Acting Regent, Ruben B Moriolkossu Who Leads Tanimbar Maluku Becomes A SPPD Corruption Suspect

Illustration of corruption cases. (BeCAUSE ofnews)

MALUKU - Acting (Pj) Regent of Tanimbar Islands Regency (KKT), Ruben B. Moriolkossu (RBM) is a suspect in alleged corruption in the fictitious official travel warrant (SPPD) budget for the 2020 fictitious fiscal year.

In this case, the KKT High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has also named the KKT Regional Secretariat with the initials PM as a suspect.

"In addition to RBM, the prosecutor also appointed PM as the treasurer of the expenditure of the Regional Secretariat of the Tanimbar Islands Regency for Fiscal Year 2020," said Head of Legal Information and Public Relations of the Maluku Attorney General's Office Wahyudi Kareba in Ambon, Maluku, Thursday, October 26, confiscated by Antara.

The determination of the two suspects was made by the local prosecutor on Tuesday, October 24.

According to Wahyudi, the value of state financial losses arising from the case amounted to Rp1.09 billion.

"The state financial loss is based on the calculation of the Maluku High Prosecutor's auditor team (Kejati) in the use of the official travel budget at the Regional Secretariat of the Tanimbar Islands Regency for Fiscal Year 2020, Number R-34/Q.1.7/H.III.3/10/2023, dated October 2, 2023," Wahyudi said.

The determination of the suspect against RBM and PM is a continuation of the investigation carried out by the KKT Kejari on the case.

The handling of the alleged fictitious SPPD corruption case is based on the investigation warrant of the Tanimbar Islands District Attorney's Office Number 01/Q.1.13/Fd.2/10/2023, dated January 4, 2023, and the Tanimbar Islands District Attorney's investigation warrant Number 03/Q.1.13/Fd.2/10/2023, dated January 30, 2023.

From the results of the investigation, sufficient preliminary evidence was obtained to determine the suspect.

Determination of RBM as a suspect based on letter Number B-1615/Q.1.13/Fd.2/10/2023 and determination of PM as a suspect in accordance with letter Number B-1616/Q.1.13/Fd.2/10/2023.