MEDAN - Investigators of the Special Criminal Case of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Sumut) searched the office of the North Sumatra National Land Agency (BPN) related to alleged corruption in the procurement of land for the construction of the Medan-Binjai toll road sections I, II, and III.
Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasi Penkum) of the North Sumatra Regional Prosecutor's Office, Rizaldi, said the search was carried out after the Pidsus investigation team conducted a series of investigations into the land procurement project along 25.441 kilometers with a budget value of IDR 1.17 trillion in the 2016 fiscal year.
"The search was carried out based on a permit from the Corruption Court at the Medan District Court," said Rizaldi as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, April 9.
He said the two locations that were searched were the North Sumatra Provincial BPN Office on Jalan Brigjen Katamso and the Medan City Land Office on Jalan STM, Sitirejo Village, Medan Amplas.
Furthermore, the investigation team conducted an examination in a number of rooms, ranging from the land procurement work area, staff room, to the archive warehouse related to land procurement documents.
In addition, investigators also examined a number of documents at the Medan City Land Office which were suspected to be related to the case.
From the results of the temporary search, the investigation team has secured a number of documents to be analyzed further.
"The documents obtained will be investigated, and if it is believed to be related to the alleged criminal act, it will be followed up in accordance with applicable laws," he said.
The search was carried out from 09.30 WIB and until now the investigation team is still working in the field to find and collect supporting evidence.
"It is hoped that this will help complete or improve the evidence needed by the investigation team while still adhering to the operational standards of the investigation and applicable laws and regulations," said Rizaldi.
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