MANADO - The North Sulawesi (North Sulawesi) High Prosecutor's Office has detained JMS, the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of the Sitaro Islands Regency, in connection with the alleged corruption case of stimulus funds for the repair or reconstruction of houses damaged by the eruption of Mount Ruang.
"As a suspect, the person concerned was immediately detained for the next 20 days," said Head of the Investigation Section of the North Sulawesi Regional Attorney's Office, Oikurnia Zega in Manado, Wednesday, April 1, reported by ANTARA.
Oikurnia hopes that the public will give the opportunity for investigators to carry out their duties regarding whoever will be responsible again in this case.
"Give the opportunity to the investigators," Oikurnia hoped.
Regarding health, he said, the suspect along with the other three suspects who have been detained is in good condition.
Previously, the Attorney General's Office had named suspects and detained DDK (Regional Secretary of the Sitaro Islands Regency), EBO (former Regent of Sitaro) and DT (private party).
In 2024, on April 17, 2024, the Gunung Ruang eruption disaster occurred, then BNPB disbursed disaster funds of Rp. 35,715,000,000 to the victims and after data collection there were 1,950 victims.
Furthermore, the JMS as the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of the Sitaro Islands Regency appointed six material stores to take DT's (private) building material goods, while the DT store is a grocery store.
Based on the juklak, there should be no intervention from the government in terms of receiving assistance and assistance is distributed through an account 'by name by address'.
In addition to appointing six stores, JMS also detained the accounts of the recipients of the assistance (did not hand over the account) and delayed the distribution of assistance.
Meanwhile, in the juklak, the assistance must be distributed immediately.
EBO, as the former acting regent of the Sitaro Islands, allegedly allowed the delay in payment even though BNPB had given a warning that the assistance should be disbursed immediately.
DDK itself is suspected of deliberately not issuing technical instructions for the distribution, determining the recipients of assistance 'by name by address' and not making a nil GU.
As a result of the actions of the suspects, the state suffered a loss of IDR 22,775,000,000 based on the results of the calculation of the North Sulawesi Provincial BPKP.
The suspect is suspected of Article 403 or Article 404 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code jo. Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.
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