Community Groups Recipient Of East Java Provincial Government Grant Funds Worked On By KPK Today
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is examining witnesses regarding the alleged corruption in the allocation of the East Java Provincial Government Budget (Pemprov) grant funds today, Wednesday, August 21. This request for information was made at the Gresik Police."There is an examination of witnesses related to the corruption case of grant funds at the Gresik Police," said KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, August 21.Tessa did not specify the number of witnesses being worked on by investigators. However, he said some of them were community groups who received the money."“ Some of those examined were community groups who received the East Java Provincial Government Budget grant for 2019-2022,” he said.Previously reported, the KPK has named 21 new suspects in the alleged bribery of grant funds for community groups or pokmas from the East Java Provincial Budget for the 2019-2022 Fiscal Year. This effort is the development of the case that ensnared the former Deputy Chairperson of the East Java DPRD, Sahat Tua P. Simanjuntak.
Investigators in this case have searched the office of the East Java Provincial Government (Jatim) some time ago. As a result, documents and electronic goods have been confiscated regarding the alleged bribery case of grant funds.