TANGERANG - The Banten Attorney General's Office has named the Head of the Customs and Excise Services and Facilities Division at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs Office, QAB as a suspect.
The Head of Penkum for the Prosecutor's Office of Banten, Ivan Siahaan, said that QAB was named a suspect on Thursday, February 3, at 16.00 WIB.
"QAB was named a suspect today based on the letter of determination of the suspect signed by the Head of the Banten High Prosecutor's Office," Ivan said when confirmed, Thursday, February 3, evening.
Ivan said that the determination of the suspect who was pinned to the QAB was based on the results of the examination by the Banten Prosecutor's Office investigator team. He also said that the suspect was detained starting today.
"QAB were detained at the Class II Pandeglang Rutan for 20 days starting from February 3 to 22," he said.
On that occasion, Ivan explained that the suspect has been detained starting today. He also said, there are two reasons, namely subjective and objective.
“The subjective concern is that the suspect will run away, destroy evidence or repeat the crime. "Objectively, because the crime is punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years," he said.
QAB is suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 11 and/or Article 23 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 421 of the Criminal Code jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.
Previously, it was reported that the Banten High Prosecutor's Office and the Tangerang City District Attorney's Office conducted a search at the Soekarno Hatta Type C Customs Office, Tangerang City. This started from a report of alleged corruption in the office.
Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasipenkum) of the Banten High Prosecutor's Office, Ivan Siahaan, said the search began with an increase in the status of the handling of cases of alleged corruption in the form of extortion of a company entrusted with services at Soekarno Hatta Airport by customs and excise officers.
The Banten High Prosecutor's Office and the Tangerang City District Attorney's Office conducted a search at the Soekarno Hatta Type C Customs Office, Tangerang City. This started from a report of alleged corruption in the office.
Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasipenkum) of the Banten High Prosecutor's Office, Ivan Siahaan, said the search began with an increase in the status of the handling of cases of alleged corruption in the form of extortion of a courier service company at Soekarno Hatta Airport by customs and excise officers.
Previously, the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) reported Customs officers suspected of making illegal levies on courier service companies to the Banten High Court.
Allegations of extortion have occurred for a year or in the period April 2020 - April 2021 by unscrupulous officers of the Customs and Excise Office of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
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