NTB Police Detain Former Loteng Regent Suspect In Fraud Case, Lawyer Claims To Enter Hospital
West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police investigators detained the former Central Lombok Regent Suhaili Fadhil Thohir who was a suspect in a case of alleged fraud and embezzlement.
Director of the General Criminal Investigation of the NTB Police, Kombes Syarif Hidayat, said investigators detained former Central Lombok Regent Suhaili Fadhil starting today.
"Today (he was detained)," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 1.
In contrast to Abdul Hanan's statement as the attorney for the former Central Lombok Regent, Suhaili, when confirmed separately, said that his client did not undergo detention.
"He was not detained, he is currently being treated at the hospital. He has heart disease," said Hanan.
Hanan emphasized that his client is currently undergoing medical treatment at Bhayangkara Hospital, Mataram.
"Now we are infusing at Bhayangkara Hospital, Mataram. This morning we entered," he said.
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The status of handling the Suhaili case has now entered the final stages of the investigation. The research prosecutor has stated that the case file is complete or P-21.
Investigators now just need to follow up on this to phase two, namely the submission of the suspect and evidence to the public prosecutor according to the direction of the research prosecutor. The implementation of phase two is scheduled for Thursday (3/7).
Suhaili Fadhil in this case is a suspect in the follow-up to a report by his business partner named Vega. The two-term Central Lombok Regent was reported in mid-July 2024.
This collaboration is related to the culinary business in the form of the construction of restaurants and fishing ponds in Pringgara, Central Lombok Regency.
Vega reported Suhaili because he felt a loss of Rp. 1.5 billion due to the cooperation.
The police in this case named Suhaili Fadhil as a suspect by pocketing at least two criminal evidences that led to alleged violations of Article 372 of the Criminal Code concerning embezzlement and/or Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud.