NTB PUPR Heavy Equipment Rental Corruption Case, Police Examine 15 Witnesses
The Mataram City Police (Polresta) examined 15 witnesses in the case of alleged corruption in the lease of heavy equipment belonging to the Lombok Regional Provincial Road Maintenance Center at the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Public Works and Spatial Planning Service (PUPR).
Head of the Mataram Police Satreskrim AKP Regi Halili said the examination of dozens of witnesses took place in the last two weeks at the investigation stage.
"So, in this investigation process, we have examined 15 witnesses," said Regi in Mataram, Monday, November 18, as reported by Antara.
The dozens of witnesses who underwent the examination came from the NTB PUPR Service, road maintenance center, and the NTB Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD).
"Including two former Heads of the NTB PUPR Service (Ridwansyah and Sahdan)," he said.
For Ali Fikri, the former head of the road maintenance office in charge of the heavy equipment rental cooperation agreement, Regi said that investigators had not yet investigated the person concerned.
"It's the same with the tenants, Fendy, not yet. However, we have scheduled it for both of them (Ali Fikri and Fendy)," he said.
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Regi said that his party is currently coordinating with the NTB Inspectorate to calculate state financial losses in the case.
"Because there have been documents, statements from a number of witnesses, that's why we will continue to coordinate with the inspectorate for the audit process," he said.
Regarding the heavy equipment included in the rental object, Regi confirmed that there was only the confiscation of one excavator unit. The evidence is now entrusted by investigators at the Lombok Provincial Road Maintenance Office at the NTB PUPR Service.
"For other evidence, the truck has brought up the cement complainant machine, it is still in the field search," he said.
In handling this case, investigators have pocketed potential state financial losses with a value of at least Rp. 3 billion. The value of the loss arises from the calculation of leases that have never been deposited with the government starting from 2021 to July 2024.