Road Corruption Fugitive In Seram Manokwari Arrested In West Papua, Attorney General's Office Flys To Maluku

The West Papua High Prosecutor's Intelligence Team (Kejati) arrested Guwen Salhteru, a fugitive from the Maluku Attorney General's Office in a corruption case in the Seram road project in Manokwari on Tuesday, August 26.

Deputy Head of West Papua Prosecutor's Office, Muslikhuddin, said the suspect was on the wanted list (DPO) on suspicion of corruption in the 2018 road project worth IDR 31 billion.

"This suspect is a DPO from the Maluku Attorney General's Office. We secured him on Tuesday (August 26) in the Warmare area, Manokwari," said Muslikhuddin in Manokwari, Thursday, as quoted by Antara.

Currently, the suspect Guwen Salhteru has been flown to Maluku using a commercial airline under tight supervision from the West Papua Prosecutor's fugitive arrest team.

Guwen Salhteru has been named a suspect in corruption in the work of the Rambatu-Manusa Village road, Inamosol District, Seram Regency, Maluku, in October 2023.

"Guwen has been flown to Maluku to account for his actions," said Muslikhuddin.

He explained that the presence of Guwen Salhteru in Manokwari was detected, not being separated from the collaboration and support of the Attorney General's Office for Reform and Innovation Intelligence Task Force.

The suspect Guwen Salhteru was cooperative when he was secured by the intelligence team of the West Papua Prosecutor's Office at around 12.00 WIT, so that the entire process went smoothly without any obstacles.

"We received information from friends at the Attorney General's Office to follow up on the search for the Maluku Prosecutor's Office DPO," he said.