The Attorney General's Office Investigate Subsidy Mechanisms In Alleged Rice Corruption

Kapuspenkum AGO, Anang Supriatna (Rizky AP/VOI)

The Special Task Force for Handling and Settlement of Corruption Crimes (Satgassus P3TPK) of the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) is investigating the subsidy mechanism in the case of alleged corruption in rice subsidies.

"Our examination takes the angle from the subsidy side. How do investigators want to know according to the business process mechanism from subsidies. There is state money that comes out as a subsidy to the community," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) AGO Anang Supriatna, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 31.

In addition, he said, the task force also investigated a number of subsidies provided by the government in terms of agriculture, ranging from fertilizer subsidies, machinery and agricultural tools (alsintan), to seeds.

All of these things were explored by investigators to find out the mechanism for providing subsidies.

"Later we will enter into the business process of this subsidy," he said again.

Investigators at the P3TPK Task Force since Monday (28/7) have summoned six rice producers, the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), and Perum Bulog to be asked for clarification on the data they already have.

Anang also said that investigators continue to coordinate with various parties, one of which is the National Police Headquarters, which is also investigating cases of rice producers suspected of violating quality standards.

"What is clear is that in the future we will coordinate with both the Police and the TNI," he said.

This investigation is a follow-up to the AGO on President Prabowo Subianto's instructions which ordered Attorney General ST Burhanuddin to take action against rice mixers.