Head Of BPBD Of East Kolaka Immediately Tried Case Of Alleged Bribery For Infrastructure Development From Grants

JAKARTA - Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of East Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, Anzarullah will soon be put on trial. He is a suspect in the procurement of goods and services from a grant from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

A spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for Prevention, Ipi Maryati, said the trial was conducted after the transfer of the suspect and evidence or phase II had been carried out by the public prosecutor (JPU). This is done today or Friday, November 19th.

"The prosecution team received the delegation of the suspect and evidence (Phase II) of suspect AZR from the investigation team because the completeness of the case file has been declared complete", Ipi told reporters, Friday, November 19.

Anzarullah's detention will be carried out by the KPK prosecutor for the next 20 days. He will be detained until December 8 at the KPK Detention Center Kavling C1.

Furthermore, Ipi said, the prosecutor will immediately draw up an indictment and submit the dossier to the court.

"Within 14 working days, the Prosecutor's Team immediately compiled an indictment and transferred the case file to the Corruption Court at the Kendari District Court", he said.

In this case, the KPK named the East Kalimantan Regent, Andi Merya Nur, and the Head of the Regional Disaster Management National Agency (BPBD) of East Kolaka, Anzarullah, as suspects. The determination of the two began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) conducted by the KPK on Tuesday, September 21.

The case began in September 2021 when Andi and the Head of the East Kolaka BPBD, Anzarullah, submitted a logistics and equipment grant to the Central BNPB in Jakarta. From this request, East Kolaka received a relocation and reconstruction grant of IDR 26.9 billion.

Not only that, but East Kolaka Regency also received a ready-to-use grant of IDR 12.1 billion.

Furthermore, Anzarullah asked Andi Merya so that the project whose funds came from the BNPB grant was carried out by trusted people and other parties who assisted in the disbursement process.

There were two projects that Anzarullah had asked him to do. The project is a package of spending on consulting services for planning a bridgework for 2 units in Ueesi Sub-district worth IDR 714 million and planning for consulting services for the construction of 100 housing units in Uluiwoi Sub-district worth IDR 175 million.

On this request, Andi Merya agreed and Anzarullah would provide a fee of 30 percent. In addition, he also ordered that the requested project consulting services be won by Anzarullah.

It was from this evil conspiracy that Andi allegedly received IDR 250 million in cash with an advance of IDR 25 million.