Padang Prosecutors Investigate Allegations Of Corruption In The West Sumatra Cultural Park Project

A physical project in the West Sumatra Cultural Park that is being investigated by the Padang Kejari for alleged corruption/Photo: Antara

PADANG - The Padang State Prosecutor's Office (Kejari) is investigating a case of alleged corruption in the construction project of a cultural building in the Cultural Park of West Sumatra, with a budget ceiling value of more than Rp. 31 billion. criminal acts of corruption," said Padang Kejari (Kajari) head Ranu Subroto in Padang, Thursday, March 31. From a series of investigations, which had started on February 24, 2022, he said the Padang Kejari team concluded that there was a criminal element in the case. , the Padang Kejari then raised the case process from the investigation to the investigation stage through the Investigation Order (Sprindik) numbered print-01/L.3.10/Fd.I/03/2022, issued March 30, 2022. "We have held a team meeting and have exposed the case three times to raise this case to the investigation stage," he explained, quoted by Antara This is the stage of collecting evidence and looking for parties who must be held legally responsible for the alleged corruption case. Meanwhile, the Head of the Special Crimes Section of the Padang Attorney General's Office Therry Gutama said the case was related to the physical construction of the building in the advanced cultural building project for the 2021 fiscal year with a ceiling of Rp31. billion.

"From the process so far, we have found that there are jobs that are not in accordance with the contract, so there are indications of state financial losses," he said. Widodo to use domestic products. "The executive uses products imported from abroad with higher prices. In fact, there are local products with the same quality at lower prices," he added. auction and project work at the Department of Highways, Cipta Karya and Spatial Planning (BMCKTR) West Sumatra. As a result, until now the construction of the single-year building project has been neglected. stressed that he would investigate the case thoroughly and ensnare anyone who was guilty and harmed the state's finances.