Kejari Gunung Mas Appoints Former President Director Of Perusda Gumas Suspect Corruption

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PALANGKA RAYA - The District Attorney's Office (Kejari) of Gunung Mas Regency (Gumas) has named the former Director of the Gunung Mas Perkasa Regional Company (Perusda), HWL, as a suspect in alleged corruption which caused state losses of Rp. 1.5 billion.

"The suspect committed corruption in the management of capital investment funds for the period 2013 to 2017 and is looking for the man whose whereabouts are currently unknown," said Kajari Gumas, Sugito when contacted from Kuala Kurun, Tuesday.

He explained that the Investigative team had found sufficient evidence to ensnare the suspect in the case of misuse of the management of capital investment funds for Perusda Gunung Mas Perkasa.

The case has been investigated intensively based on the Investigation Order Number: PRINT-125A/0.2.22/Fd.1/02/2025 dated February 28, 2025. Based on the investigation, the investigative team found allegations of misuse of the management of capital investment funds for Perusda Gunung Mas Perkasa.

He explained that the suspect HWL, who at that time served as the President Director of Perusda Gunung Mas Perkasa for the period 2013 to 2017, was strongly suspected of committing a series of unlawful acts.

The unlawful act in question is the use of capital investment funds for activities that are not core buses or core business of the Perusda, use of capital investment funds for personal gain, and cannot be accounted for for for the use of capital investment funds.

The Investigating Prosecutor has properly summoned the suspect HWL three times as stipulated. However, until now the person concerned has never been present without clear reasons.

The team of investigating prosecutors at the Dumas Prosecutor's Office has also tried to visit the HWL residences in Palangka Raya and Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, but traces have not been found. Even the head of the RT where the suspect lives explained that he had not been there since the last few months.

"The suspect was charged with Article 2 and Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison," said Sugito.