Head Of The Office And Head Of Utilization Of The DKI Culture Service Detained By The Prosecutor's Office After Being Examined

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has detained the inactive Head of the DKI Culture Service, Iwan Henry Wardhana and the inactive Head of the DKI Utilization Division, Mohamad Fairza Maulana after being named a suspect.

Iwan and Fairza were detained after undergoing examination today as suspects in corruption in fictitious activities using fake stamps from the DKI Jakarta Culture Service.

"In the investigation process, investigators detained IHW at the Salemba Rutan branch of the South Jakarta District Attorney and MFM at the Salemba Rutan at the Attorney General's Office for the next 20 days," said Head of the Legal Information Section of the DKI Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Syahron Hasibuan in his statement, Monday, January 6.

The DKI Prosecutor's Office had previously detained Gatot Arif Rahmadi (GAR) as the owner of a fictitious event organizer (EO) named GR-Pro who was also named a suspect. Gatot was taken to the Cipinang Detention Center on January 2.

"The DKI Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has named 3 suspects in the alleged corruption case in the form of irregularities in activities at the Jakarta Special Regional Provincial Culture Office sourced from the APBD," said Syahron.

From the results of the investigation, the activities in collaboration with Gatot's GR-Pro were launched with two variations, namely fully fictitious activities, then some activities were carried out and some were fictitious.

In carrying out activities sourced from regional apparatus APBDs such as Disbud, it must make an accountability for the use of the budget.

To cover the gap, Iwan and Fairza made an accountability letter or SPJ using fake stamps and borrowed several companies in exchange for 2.5 percent. The company did not carry out activities as made in the SPJ of the Culture Service.

"One of the activities is an art performance with a budget of Rp. 15 billion. The manipulation mode includes bringing in several parties and then being given uniforms as dancers," said Head of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office, Patris Yusrian Jaya.

"Furthermore, photos on stage and given the title as if this photo after carrying out certain dance activities, But the dance never existed. And this was later made accountable. It was also equipped with fake stamps from the manager," he added.

Now, Iwan and Fairza have been temporarily disabled from their positions. Temporary dismissal for civil servants for being suspects of criminal acts is also stipulated in Article 40 of the Regulation of the State Civil Service Agency Number 3 of 2020 concerning Technical Guidelines for the Dismissal of Civil Servants and Article 53 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 20 of 2023 concerning State Civil Apparatus.

Currently, Iwan and Fairza have not been dishonorably dismissed. Dismissal will be carried out if both are found guilty in court and sentenced to a minimum sentence of two years in prison, according to Government Regulation Number 94 of 2021 concerning Civil Servant Discipline.