Deputy Chairperson Of The West Sumba DPRD Suspect Of Embezzlement Of Land Documents Detained By Prosecutors

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Investigators from the West Sumba District Attorney's Office of East Nusa Tenggara Province have detained the Deputy Chairman of the West Sumba Regency DPRD, Lukas Lebu Gallu, for allegedly embezzling land documents along with three other suspects who were also detained simultaneously.

Head of the General Crime Section of the West Sumba District Attorney's Office, Andri Kristanto, confirmed the detention of Lukas Lebu Gallu (46) who is also Deputy Chairman II of the West Sumba Regency DPRD from the Nasdem Party faction.

"We have detained the suspect since Tuesday (4/7) afternoon and the detention was carried out in phase II when the suspect was handed over and evidence from the prosecutor's investigators to the Public Prosecutor (JPU) in a criminal case of embezzlement of rights to goods or land or falsification of documents," Andri said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 5.

In addition to Lukas Lebu Gallu, the West Sumba District Attorney's Office also detained three suspects, namely Oktovianus Poto Lete, Lukas Lade Bora and Jimmy Firmus Bulluh.

He said Lukas Lebu Gallu was suspected of having helped the suspect Lukas Lade Bora to sell the land to Silvia Spiriti, a foreign national and payment was made through the suspect Lukas Lebu Gallu amounting to Rp236,000,000, but it turned out that the land sold by the suspects belonged to PT. Sutra Marosi Kharisma according to (SHGB) Number 3 of 1995.

According to Andri Kristanto, after the submission of the suspects and evidence from investigators to the Public Prosecutor (JPU), the authority to handle the case has been transferred to the Public Prosecutor (JPU).

"The suspects are currently being detained and placed in the Class II B Waikabubak Penitentiary, West Sumba Regency," said Andri Kristanto.

He explained that the suspects were jointly suspected of having committed a criminal act as referred to in Article 385 of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code or Article 263 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code.