Allegations Of Corruption In The Budget For The Maluku Secretariat KKT Regional Secretariat To Lose The State IDR 371.5 Million

Illustration of a corruption case. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - The total state losses from the alleged corruption case of the official travel budget at the general section of the Regional Secretariat (Setda) of the Tanimbar Islands Regency (KTT), Maluku, for the 2020 budget year reached Rp402.9 million.

"There are two people who have been named as suspects in this case by the KKT District Attorney," said Head of Penkum and Public Relations of the Maluku Attorney General's Office, Wahyudi Kareba in Ambon, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 28.

He said that the defendant returned Rp. 139.481 million, so that the remaining Rp. 371,503,200.00 was a state financial loss.

The suspect has the initials EAO as Head of the General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Tanimbar Islands Regency as the power user of the budget.

According to Wahyudi, he was named a suspect based on the Suspect Determination Letter Number: B843/Q.1.13/Fd.2/06/2022 dated June 22, 2022.

Another suspect with the initials DB as the Expenditure Treasurer at the General Section of the Regional Secretariat of the Tanimbar Islands Regency. DB was named a suspect based on the Suspect Determination Letter Number: B-844/Q.1.13/Fd.2/06/2022.

Based on the Kajari investigation warrant number: PRINT 01/Q.1.13/Fd.2/01/2022 dated 17 January 2022 and the Kejari investigation warrant number: PRINT-02/Q.1.13/Fd.2/02/2022 dated 7 February 2022, the investigating prosecutor has obtained two pieces of evidence that are sufficient to identify the suspects.

They are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 paragraph (1), (2), and (3) of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code as the primary indictment.

The subsidiary charge is Article 3 jo. Article 18 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of Law no. 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law no. 20/2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.

This state financial loss is based on evidence, witness statements, letters, and is supported by evidence and a report on the calculation of state financial losses from the Inspectorate Number: 700/LAK-08/VI/2022 dated June 14, 2022.

The suspect's actions have enriched himself in the amount of Rp. 402,984,600,000 and other people in this case as many as 108 employees and honorary staff at the General Section of the Secretariat of KKT in the amount of Rp. 108 million.