The Prosecutor's Office Names The Second Suspect In The Corruption Fund For The Riau Islands Lancang Kuning Village, Losing The State Rp999 Million

KEPRI - The Prosecutor's Office has named a new suspect in the investigation of alleged corruption in the funds of Lancang Kuning Village, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri) in 2018-2021.

The new suspect is Purwanto, a colleague of the former Lancang Kuning Village Head (Kades), Cholili Bunyani, who was previously named a suspect in the same case.

"The determination of this new suspect is based on the results of the development of the investigation of the case," said Head of the Special Crimes Section (Kasi Pidsus) of the Bintan District Attorney (Kejari), Kapri, Fajrian, Thursday, November 9, confiscated by Antara.

After being named a suspect on Wednesday, November 8 night. Purwanto was immediately detained at the Tanjungpinang Detention Center for the next 20 days, starting on November 8, 2023.

According to Fajrian, the detention of the suspect Purwanto was in the context of an investigation to shed light on a criminal case.

"Investigators carry out this detention on the grounds as stipulated in the provisions of Article 21 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP)," he said.

Fajrian explained that in this case, the suspect Cholili Bunyani together with Purwanto traded cattle sourced from Lancang Kuning Village funds, Bintan Regency in the 2018-2021 budget year.

However, until now, it is suspected that the cow was never in Lancang Kuning Village and the money was under the control of suspect Purwanto.

"So it is suspected that there was a misappropriation of funds from Lancang Kuning Village," said Fajrian.

Fajrian conveyed that based on the report on the results of the examination (LHP) from the auditor of the Riau Islands High Prosecutor's Office, the actions of the two suspects had caused state financial losses of Rp. 999 million.

For their actions, the two suspects were charged with Article 2 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code in a primary allegation.

Furthermore, Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code in the suspicion of subsidies.