SYE Former North Sumatra Treasurer Detained In Connection With A Fictitious Payment Case

Former Treasurer of North Sumatra BNN, SYE (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Former treasurer of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of North Sumatra Province, SYE, has been detained by North Sumatra Regional Police Investigators. SYE was detained in a suspected corruption case amounting to IDR 756,530,060 for the 2017 Fiscal Year.

Kasubbid Penmas Polda North Sumatra, AKBP MP Nainggolan said the suspect could not be held accountable financially and at that time it was known that there were 36 fictitious payments allegedly made by SYF.

He mentioned the abuse of authority committed by the suspect regarding payments for activities that have been carried out (overlapping) and have already been paid.

"For the suspect, forced attempts were made in the form of arrest and detention at the North Sumatra Regional Police RTP, Thursday, January 14," said Nainggolan, quoted by Antara, Friday, January 15.

Nainggolan said the embezzlement of funds by the suspect, namely by submitting a fictitious request for payment by making a Detailed Payment Request List (DRPP) for activities that have been carried out (Submitting Dual DRPP) amounted to Rp756,530,060.

This is in accordance with the Calculation of State Financial Loss (PKKN) by the Auditor of the Representative Office for Finance and Development (BPKP) of North Sumatra Province.

The evidence that was secured was 30 copies of financial accountability documents (real), 14 copies of financial accountability documents which were double input (double), three copies of financial accountability documents (SPM Nihil), and one volume of the general treasury book of the BNN North Sumatra Fiscal Year 2017.

"The suspect violated Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1e of the Criminal Code," said the former South Nias Police Chief.