Kadisnakertransnya Terjerat Korupsi Dana TPP, AJ Papua Barat Wanti-wanti OPD Jangan Salahgunakan Wekri

PAPUA - Acting Governor of West Papua Ali Baham Temongmere reminded all leaders of regional apparatus organizations (OPD) in their environment not to misuse additional employee income funds (TPP).

"TPP funds are the right of employees and must be given to the employee concerned," said Ali Baham in Manokwari, West Papua, Monday, March 4 evening.

According to him, the provision of TPP funds is adjusted to the performance of each state civil apparatus (ASN) which can then increase the work ethic in providing services to the community.

However, the distribution of TPP funds will certainly continue to be monitored and evaluated in order to prevent acts of abuse of authority by every OPD leader within the provincial government.

"The OPD leadership is obliged to provide what is the right of the employees," said Ali.

Previously, the West Papua High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) named the Head of the West Papua Manpower and Transmigration Service (Kadisnakertrans) with the initials FDJS as a suspect in the alleged corruption case of TPP funds.

"Investigators found strong facts so that the suspect was identified," said Head of the West Papua High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Harli Siregar.

He explained that the suspect FDJS was immediately detained at the Class IIB Manokwari Penitentiary for the next 20 days based on the order number Print01/R.2/Fd.1/03/2024.

The detention of the suspect intends to speed up the investigation process into the alleged misuse of TPP funds at the West Papua Manpower and Transmigration Office for the October-November 2023 period.

"The suspect is being held as a detainee from March 1 to March 20, 2024," said Harli.

According to him, the investigation into the case of misuse of TPP funds that dragged FDJS as the Head of West Papua Manpower and the power of budget users, is an entry point to uncover other alleged corruption crimes in the relevant agencies.

This is in accordance with the report received by the West Papua High Prosecutor's Office investigators some time ago, which then needs to be proven through an examination mechanism in accordance with statutory regulations.

"Of course investigators will dig deeper so that the motive for the case and the flow of funds can be clearly revealed," said Harli.

He explained that the amount of TPP funds for the two periods reached more than Rp. 1 billion, and currently the prosecutor's investigators are still calculating state losses due to abuse of authority.

The suspect FDJS was charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

"In this case, it is not the value of the loss seen but the rights of employees must be given according to their respective portions," he said.