No Suspect Yet, NTB Prosecutor's Office Collaborates With BPKP To Calculate Losses In The MXGP Circuit Land Case

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) High Prosecutor's Office cooperates with the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) to trace state losses in the case of purchasing 70 hectares of land by the Sumbawa Regency Government in the Samota tourist area which is the area of the Motocross Grand Prix (MXGP) circuit.

Head of the NTB Prosecutor's Office, Enen Saribanon, revealed that coordination with BPKP has now been included in the calculation of state losses.

"So, for this case we are heading towards the process of calculating state losses," said Enen in Mataram, NTB, Friday, May 9, as reported by Antara.

By conveying that the handling of this case is at the stage of calculating state losses, Enen emphasized that there has been no step in determining the suspect.

However, Enen stated that investigators had found elements of criminal acts of corruption that led to allegations of inflating land purchase prices and abuse of authority by regional officials.

"The allegation of corruption in handling this case is that there is a 'mark up' (price inflation) in the purchase of land and there are also procedures for abuse of authority carried out. Like that," he said.

During the investigation, the prosecutor's office was also observed to be still examining witnesses. Finally, the former East Lombok Regent M. Ali Bin Dachlan who was present as a witness before investigators on Tuesday, May 6.

Ali BD, the nickname of the former East Lombok Regent, said that he was present as a second witness to explain again about the sale of his 70 hectare land to the local government.

Enen confirmed the examination of Ali BD. The Regent of the two periods was examined as the owner of the most extensive land for the needs of the MXGP circuit.

"The land is Ali BD, the most extensive and the biggest payment is made in the land acquisition, so we checked again yesterday," he said.

Enen conveyed that the purchase of the land was recorded as involving the appraisal team. Investigators have also asked for information from the appraisal team who conducted an assessment for land prices.

The Sumbawa Regency Government bought land for the needs of the Samota MXGP circuit in 2023. The government allocated a purchase budget of IDR 53 billion from the APBD.

Samota is an acronym for the names of three tourist areas in Sumbawa, namely Saleh Bay, Moyo Island, and Mount Tambora (Samota).