Village Head In Bengkulu Corruption Suspect Makes Personal Business, Buys Processing Machine For Rubber Waste

BENGKULU - Bengkulu District Attorney (Kejari) has determined S, the former Head of Gardu Jaya Village, regarding the corruption case of village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) for the 2017-2019 fiscal year.

Head of the North Bengkulu District Attorney's Office, Ristu Darmawan, explained that the determination of the suspect was in accordance with the Investigation Order of the Head of the North Bengkulu District Attorney Number: Print 01/L.7.12/Fd.2/01/2024.

"Suspect S violated the law because it enriched himself and caused losses to the state regarding the corruption case, which amounted to Rp352.59 million," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 1.

During his tenure as village head, the suspect did not carry out deliberations related to the establishment of BUMDes, the determination of management, and the management of capital originating from the Village Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBDes) with BUMDes capital participation of Rp358.19 million.

Based on the results of the examination, suspect S used the money to buy a rubber waste processing machine into his personal property.

In addition, suspect S also received Rp200.08 million from purchasing machines and received other money totaling Rp71.24 million.

"All of these funds are allegedly used for personal interests, resulting in the BUMDes Gardu Jaya not operating and the goal of improving the village economy has not been achieved," he explained.

Therefore, suspect S violated the rules of Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

Until now, the investigating team of the North Bengkulu Kejari has examined 21 witnesses and two experts to investigate the case.