Mega Mall And Bengkulu Traditional Market Confiscated, Attorney General's Office Ensures Activities Keep Running

The Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) confiscated two buildings and land, namely Mega Mall and Bengkulu Traditional Market (PTM) Bengkulu City with a total area of 15,662 square meters related to cases of alleged corruption.

The confiscation or sealing was carried out under the strict supervision of a number of fully uniformed TNI officers.

"We, from the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, have confiscated Mega Mall and PTM," said the Bengkulu Attorney General's Special Crime Assistant (Aspidsus) Suwarno in Bengkulu City, Wednesday.

Assistant to the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Andri Kurniawan, explained that the confiscation did not stop activities and was carried out properly and did not interfere with operations in the two locations.

"Activities are still running as they should and we hope that in the future there will be more crowds," he said.

The Head of Investigation at the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Danang Prasetyo, also conveyed the same thing, that technically the confiscation of the two buildings and their status are currently in investigators.

"For future steps, the rights of traders (at Mega Mall and PTM Bengkulu) are not disturbed, so don't think after being confiscated you can't trade. Stay (activities) normal as usual, later we will take the next steps," he explained.

Regarding the state losses caused by the corruption cases of Mega Mall and PTM Bengkulu, it is suspected that it has reached tens of billions.

Previously, on May 14, 2025, the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office conducted searches in three locations related to the alleged corruption of the Bengkulu City Mega Mall.

The search was carried out at the Bengkulu City Government Secretariat Office, the Bengkulu City Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Office, and the Mega Mall operational office.

During the search of the three locations, the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office investigator team confiscated a number of written documents and electronic devices.

In addition, the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office has also examined 30 witnesses related to the alleged Mega Mall corruption case, such as active regional officials, retired officials, private parties, to two former regional heads in Bengkulu City.

Some time ago, the Bengkulu Attorney General's Special Criminal Investigation Team (Pidsus) conducted an examination of the former Mayor of Bengkulu for the period 2007 to 2012, namely Ahmad Kanedi, regarding the alleged corruption case in the region.

The Special Crime Investigation Section of the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Danang Prasetyo, said that the inspection was carried out regarding the Mega Mall building, which has never been deposited into the regional treasury.

"There were several people who were questioned regarding Mega Mall, from 2004 until now not a single rupiah has been included in the regional treasury," he said.