PONOROGO - The Ponorogo District Attorney's Office, East Java, seized Rp1.98 billion in cash in the investigation of alleged corruption in housing allowances for leaders and members of the Ponorogo Regency DPRD for the 2023-2026 period.
Head of the Ponorogo District Attorney's Office, Zulmar Adhy Surya, said the seizure was carried out in two stages, namely, the first, the investigation team first seized Rp748 million and the second stage was Rp1.240 billion.
"The total seizure we have carried out is IDR 1.988 billion. This is part of the effort to recover state losses in the case," Zulmar said in a press conference reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 11.
He said the value of the money that had been confiscated was still lower than the potential loss of the state, which was temporarily estimated at Rp. 3.6 billion.
However, the value of state losses is not final because it is still waiting for the results of the auditor's calculation.
"If it is called potential, it can increase, it can decrease. Later the number will wait for the audit results," he said.
The Ponorogo District Attorney's Office is still open to the possibility of conducting a third phase of seizure if the results of the investigation and calculation of state losses show that there are other assets or funds related to the case.
Zulmar emphasized that the object of seizure is not limited to cash. Assets suspected of originating from housing allowance funds can also be seized if found to be related to the case, including if the funds have been realized in the form of a house.
"If the money has been realized in the form of a house, it will also be confiscated," he explained.
The seizure was carried out as part of law enforcement efforts as well as the recovery of state losses.
The Ponorogo District Attorney's Office also coordinated with the Ponorogo Regency Government to improve the governance of the provision of DPRD housing allowances.
Meanwhile, the investigation into the alleged corruption of the Ponorogo DPRD housing allowance is still ongoing.
Investigators are still investigating the process of determining and increasing the amount of allowances and the possibility of other parties being involved based on the evidence found.
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