Kudus Prosecutor Detains Former Village Head, Suspect In Undaan Lor Village Fund Corruption Alleged Case

The suspect in the alleged corruption case of village funds who is the former head of Undaan Lor Village, Undaan District, Kudus Regency / Via ANTARA

KUDUS - The Kudus District Prosecutor's Office, Central Java, has detained a suspect in a case of alleged corruption in village funds in Undaan Lor Village, Undaan District, who is a former local village head.

"The arrest of the suspect was carried out on Monday and at the same time the transfer of the suspect and evidence of a corruption case on behalf of the suspect Edy Pranoto from the investigating prosecutor to the public prosecutor," said the Head of Special Crimes at the Kudus Kejari, Bambang Sumarsono, in Kudus, Antara, Tuesday, July 19.

After conducting the research, he said, the public prosecutor was of the opinion that the case deserved to be transferred to the Corruption Court.

The public prosecutor made the detention by leaving the State Detention Center (Rutan) Class II B Kudus for 20 days with the consideration that the suspect was feared to escape, damage, and eliminate evidence as stipulated in Article 21 paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 letter (a) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The former Head of Undaan Lor village has been named a suspect since August 23, 2021.

The alleged corruption case that ensnared him was because the former village head directly managed village finances that were used for several activities, while he as the holder of village financial management authority had appointed and determined the technical manager of village financial management (PTPKD), the activity management team (TPK), and the treasurer.

"The TPK should be responsible for the implementation of village development activities, ensuring that the implementation of activities is carried out in accordance with the plans contained in the APBDes," he said.

In practice, it is suspected that the TPK did not carry out its duties and functions as regulated in the law because the suspect Edy Pranoto as the Head of Undaan Lor Village directly managed village finances which were used for several activities, and allegedly did not comply with the specifications resulting in state or regional financial losses. in this case the Undaan Lor Village Government.

Based on the report on the results of a special examination by the Kudus Regency Inspectorate Number: 700/17/08.01/2021 dated March 5, 2021 on development activities financed from the Central Java Governor's Financial Assistance Fund and the Village Fund for the 2019 Fiscal Year in Undaan Lor Village, it was stated that there was an overpayment/over-accountability amounting to Rp259.18 million.

For his actions, the suspect is suspected of violating Article 2 of Law Number 31/1999 as amended and added to Law Number 20/2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption. Subsidiary to Article 3 of Law Number 31/1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20/2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.