West Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office Confiscates IDR 4.2 Billion In Corruption Cases In Palm Oil Rejuvenation

Head of the Legal Information Section at the West Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office, Amiruddin (second from right) shows evidence of Rp. 4.2 in cash for alleged corruption in the people's palm oil replanting fund (PSR) or oil palm replanting in Pasangkayu Regency/ANTARA HO Prosecutor's Office

MAMUJU - The West Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office confiscated IDR 4.2 billion from the alleged corruption case of the People's Palm Oil Replanting Fund (PSR) or Palm Oil Replanting in the Pasangkayu Regency for the 2019 Fiscal Year.

Head of the Legal Information Section of the West Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office, Amiruddin, said the confiscation was based on the Seizure Order of the Head of the West Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office, Didik Istiyanta Number: Print-392/P.6.5/Fd.2/06/2022 dated June 16, 2022.

"Today, at the Mamuju Branch of Bank Mandiri, the Special Criminal Investigator of the West Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office confiscated evidence of IDR 4.2 billion in the case of investigating the criminal act of corruption in the misuse of PSR funds in the Pasangkayu Regency for the 2019 Fiscal Year", explained Amiruddin as quoted by Antara, Friday, June 17.

The suspects in the alleged corruption case of misuse of PSR funds in the Pasangkayu Regency for the 2019 Fiscal Year, namely the Chairperson of the Bukit Harapan BMT Sharia Cooperative (BH) with the initials AB and SB as the Chairperson of the BMT BH Cooperative Lilimori Branch.

Confiscation of IDR 4.2 billion in cash that was deposited through the BNI Pasangkayu Branch in the name of the Bukit Harapan BMT Sharia Cooperative based on the results of the investigation and the audit report on the calculation of state financial losses from the BPKP Audit Team of the West Sulawesi Representative.

"The money is part of the state's loss because the proceeds were carried out against the law, so that based on Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the money can be confiscated", explained Amiruddin.

Based on Article 1 number 16 of the Criminal Procedure Code, he said, the confiscation was carried out for the sake of proof in the settlement of prosecution and trial.

The confiscation procedure, said Amiruddin, was carried out by withdrawing cash from an account in the name of the Bukit Harapan BMT Syariah Cooperative worth IDR

Furthermore, continued Amiruddin, the confiscated money will be used as evidence, both in the investigation process and at trial by applicable regulations.

"The evidence of the money was deposited with Bank Mandiri Mamuju Branch in the name of the West Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office safekeeping account, without interest, without taxes, and without other deductions", explained Amiruddin.