The Prosecutor's Office Has Not Examined Members Of The DPR Regarding The 2024 Bengkulu Provincial DPRD Budget Corruption

The Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has so far investigated dozens of former leaders and members of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD for the 2019-2024 period related to corruption cases.

Dozens of former and members of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD who were questioned were Zulasmi Octarina, Usin Abdiasyah Sembiring, Isnan Fajri, former deputy chairman of the Suharto DPRD, Edwar Samsi, Samsu Amanah, Heri Purwanto, Sri Rezeki and others.

"The examination process is still ongoing. Earlier there were about six to seven council members being questioned, including one member of the Indonesian House of Representatives. However, all of them are still witnesses," said Head of the Bengkulu Special Investigation Section of the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Danang Prasetyo, in Bengkulu City, Tuesday, confiscated by Antara.

He emphasized that they were being investigated to investigate a case of alleged corruption in the management of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD budget in 2024 worth Rp130 billion.

"It's okay"

For this reason, his party is currently continuing to conduct periodic examinations of a number of former leaders and members of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD regarding the misuse of the official travel budget.

"It's okay"

Previously, investigators from the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office had named seven suspects in the alleged corruption case in financial management at the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD Secretariat.

The seven suspects are staff of the Lia Fita Sari Technical Implementation Officer (PPTK) and PPTK on official trips at the Secretariat of the Bengkulu Provincial House of Representatives (DPRD) Rozi Marza.

Then, former Secretary of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD Erlangga, former Treasurer of the Secretariat of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD Dahyar, Bengkulu Province Technical Implementation Officer (PPTK) Rizan Putra Jaya, Ade Yanto Pratama, and Rely Pribadi who are assistant treasurers at the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD Secretariat.

The seven suspects are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1), Article 3, and/or Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, junto Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code and junto Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Although investigators have named seven suspects, it is possible that there will still be other suspects in the corruption case within the Secretariat of the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD.

Meanwhile, until now, his party is still conducting investigations to explore the flow of funds and the role of each suspect in managing the budget within the Bengkulu Provincial DPRD Secretariat.