IDR 3 Billion Grant Fund For Catholic Youth Congress Activities In West Papua Raib

Illustration of grant funds

MANOKWARI - The Catholic Youth Congress originally in West Papua was moved to Semarang, Central Java in 2021. Surprisingly, the allocation of grant funds from the regional government of Rp. 3 billion has disappeared. The West Papua High Prosecutor's Office ensured that the handling of the alleged corruption case of grant funds for the implementation of the West Papua Catholic Youth Congress would continue. Assistant to the Special Crimes of the West Papua Prosecutor's Office Abun Hasbullah Syampas in Manokwari, said his institution was still waiting for the results of the synchronization of state losses examination with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). "At that time there were two opinions. BPK findings that have been resolved by the parties and the results of our investigation were of greater value," said Abun, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 29. Some time ago the BPK RI Auditor team conducted an examination of dozens of witnesses related to the use of the grant funds. After completing the clarification in the West Papua region, BPK continued the examination in Semarang, Central Java, as the location of the congress that was moved from West Papua. "BPK RI has informed that it will carry out the calculation of state losses in early 2023," he said. He continued that if the entire agenda of clarification was completed and the results of the calculation of state losses were synchronized, the West Papua Attorney General's Office immediately carried out a case title for the determination of the suspect. "Later the results of the calculation of losses were submitted to us," added the West Papua Provincial Government disbursing a grant of Rp3 billion to the West Papua Catholic Youth for the implementation of the 2021 congress. However, the results of the meeting of the Catholic Youth area leadership in Jakarta were decided the location of the congress is Semarang, Central Java.

The reason is that the West Papua Catholic Youth Region Komisariat is considered not ready to host the 2021 Catholic Youth Congress. As a result, grants from the West Papua Provincial Government sourced from the 2021 APBD have been misused and caused state financial losses.