His Office Was Searched Due To The Land Mafia Case, Head Of The DKI Parks Service, Suzi: I Have No Comment

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta City Parks and Forest Service (Distamhut) Suzi Marsitawati, did not want to comment when asked about the alleged land mafia case. In this case, the DKI Distamhut office was searched by the DKI High Court.

When met by the media at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, this subordinate of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan avoided and did not want to comment.

"I have no comment," said Suzi briefly before leaving the location, Wednesday, January 26.

For information, the DKI Jakarta Attorney General's Office searched the office of the DKI Jakarta City Parks and Forest Service. The search was related to the alleged corruption case of land acquisition in the Cakung area, East Jakarta in 2018.

"Investigators for the Special Crimes Division of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office conducted a search at the DKI Jakarta Provincial Parks and Forest Service office on Thursday, January 20, to find and collect evidence and carry out a confiscation," said Kasipenkum DKI Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Ashari Syam.

Based on the results of the investigation, it was found that the DKI Jakarta Forestry Service had funds of around Rp. 326 trillion sourced from the APBD for land capital expenditures in the 2018 period.

The money was used for land acquisition for forest parks, graves and Child Friendly Integrated Public Spaces (RPTRA) in the East Jakarta area.

"That according to the facts of the investigation, in 2018 the DKI Jakarta Provincial Forestry Service had a budget for Land Capital Expenditure of Rp. 326,972,478,000," said Ashari.

However, in its implementation, the DKI Jakarta Forestry Service suspected an error in the land acquisition process. Where, when determining the purchase price is not based on the price of identical assets. This is not in accordance with the market data comparison method based on the Indonesian Appraisal Standard 106 (SPI 106).

"It is suspected that the price paid was too high, causing a loss to the State cq DKI Jakarta Provincial Government of approximately Rp. 26,719,343,153," said Ashari.