Investigate Embezzlement Of MXGP 2024 Event Funds, NTB Police Check PT SEG And Vendor Organizers

JAKARTA - The West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police (Polda NTB) has marathonly examined witnesses in cases of alleged fraud and embezzlement of funds for the implementation of the two series Motocross Grandprix (MXGP) racing event which will take place in 2024 on the islands of Lombok and Sumbawa.

Head of Sub-Directorate III of the General Criminal Investigation of the NTB Regional Police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Catur Police Erwin Setiawan, said that this week, his party was still focusing on examining the marathon of witnesses from the MXGP organizers, namely PT Samota Enduro Gemilang (SEG).

"Yes, there are six people from the organizers (PT SEG) who we examined for this week's marathon," he said in Mataram, Friday, which was confiscated by Antara.

During the examination, Catur revealed that his party had also collected evidence in the form of activity documents related to the implementation funds.

The Director of General Criminal Investigation of the NTB Police, Senior Commissioner of Police Syarif Hidayat, previously stated that this handling was a follow-up to a report coming from one of the supporting vendors of the activity with the reported Director of PT SEG with the initials DZ.

In the report, vendors who support activities by providing this stands suffered a loss of Rp800 million. The loss figure arises from debt that has not been paid until now.

"So, the contract is Rp. 800 million. He has carried out activities, everything has been completed, but he has not been paid. So that's what we are doing the process," said Syarif.

From the follow-up to the report, Syarif explained that the handling of this case is still ongoing at the investigation stage. A series of requests for clarification are now in the focus of handling.

For the director who is also the reported person, Syarif said that his party had asked for clarification.

Regarding the source of funds for the MXGP implementation from the sponsorship of state-owned Islamic banks, Syarif explained that his party had not yet stepped into this stage.

"We will also ask later, but this is not yet," he said.

He admitted that the request for information from banks was also important in uncovering the chain of problems that resulted in debt to vendors.

"From there, it will be seen whether it will enter the realm of corruption or illegal deception," said Syarif.