Prosecutor's Office Examines A Number Of Regional Officials In The Case Of Alleged Corruption In The Management Of NTB Provincial Government Assets

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West Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor's Office investigators examined a number of regional officials related to the alleged corruption case in the management of NTB Provincial Government assets for the construction of the NTB Convention Center (NCC).

Jury Bicara Kejati NTB Efrien Saputera mengatakan, pada hari ini ada dua pejabat daerah yang menjalani pemeriksaan sebagai saksi.

"There are two witnesses examined today in the special criminal investigation room, the initials AM (Abd. Manan) and MB (Muh. Baihaki)," said Efrien in Mataram, Antara, Friday, January 17.

He said the two officials underwent an examination based on a summons from investigators. The examination took place since around 09.00 WITA. "Because today is Friday, the examination will continue with the ceremony (complete) Friday prayers," he said.

AM is a regional official who occupies the position of Head of Subdivision for the Elimination of Regional Property in the Equipment Section of the NTB Provincial Government General Bureau.

"In this case, as a research team and a study on the use of regional property," he said.

For the second witness, MB served as Head of Subdivision for Procurement and Distribution in the Equipment Section of the NTB Provincial Government. "The capacity of the second witness as secretary of the auction committee," he said.

The examination of witnesses from among regional officials has also been carried out on Thursday (16/1). Investigators examined the Head of the NTB Bapenda Eva Dewiyanti.

In handling this case, the prosecutor's office has pocketed state financial losses of Rp. 15.2 billion based on the results of the expert team's audit.

Losses emerged in asset management cooperation that has been running since 2012 between the NTB Provincial Government and PT Lombok Plaza as the implementer of NCC development and management.

The NTB Prosecutor's Office in handling this case named the former Director of PT Lombok Plaza for the 2012 to 2016 term with the initials DS as a suspect.

Investigators named DS as a suspect after carrying out a forced pick-up at his home in Bali on Tuesday (7/1).

The forced pick-up was followed up by examining DS as a witness and continuing on to determine the suspect according to a letter of determination from the Head of the NTB Prosecutor's Office.

Investigators continued the determination by entrusting DS's detention at the Class II A Prison in West Lombok.

The NTB Prosecutor's Office has determined the status of case handling to the investigation stage based on the issuance of an Investigation Order of the Head of the West Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor's Office Number: PRINT-09/N.2/Fd.1/10/2024 dated October 2, 2024.

The increase in the status of handling this case after the prosecutor's office found that the mensrea had committed an unlawful act that resulted in indications of state financial losses.

The NTB Provincial Government's assets in the form of an area of 31,963 square meters in collaboration with PT Lombok Plaza for the construction of the NCC aim to accommodate international standard convention activities.