Had Returned, Corruption Files From The 2017 Mawu APBDes Have Been Transferred To The Prosecutor

Illustration of a corruption case heading to trial. (Antaranews)

JAKARTA - Investigators from the Ditreskrimsus Polda West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) have added material instructions from the research prosecutor regarding the corruption case in the management of the Mawu Village Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBDes), Bima Regency, in 2017.

Dirreskrimsus Polda NTB Police Commissioner I Gusti Putu Gede Ekawana said the file was then transferred to the research prosecutor. "The P-19 (return of case files) yesterday was completed, that's why we handed it back to the prosecutor," said Ekawana.

The material for the prosecutor's instructions, he continued, was regarding the use of village funds that were not stated in the accountability report.

"That's what was asked to be completed, village funds that cannot be accounted for are used for anything," he said, quoted from Antara.

In this regard, Ekawana ensured that investigators had completed the prosecutor's instructions by conducting additional examinations of suspect AA, the former village head of Mawu.

In the case file, investigators have revealed indications of state losses of Rp. 600 million. The emergence of this loss can be seen from a number of physical and non-physical projects.

"The figure (of state losses) at most comes from work on multi-purpose building construction projects," he said.

The work on the construction project, which cost the APBDes worth Rp. 380 million, was allegedly not in accordance with the plan.

There are indications of a lack of work volume in a number of building items. The allegation emerged from the findings of the Infrastructure Engineering Village Assistance Team (PDTI).

In addition to finding indications of losses from the multi-purpose building construction project, there are also posyandu construction, football field maintenance, gang rebates, poskamling, and village operational budgets.

Until now, investigators have not made any arrests considering the suspect's cooperative attitude.

Mawu Village, Ambalawi District, Bima Regency, in 2017 managed the APBDes which was sourced from village funds and village fund allocations with a value of Rp. 1.4 billion.