Bogor Prosecutor's Office Receives Files From Village Heads-Members Of DPRD Suspects In Fraud Cases

Head of the Pidum Section of the Bogor District Attorney's Office (Kejari), Widiyanto in Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java, Friday (21/7/2023). (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

BOGOR - The District Attorney's Office (Kejari) of Bogor Regency, West Java, received the transfer of case files from the Bogor Resort Police regarding allegations of fraud committed by village heads (kades) and legislators.

Head of the Pidum Section of the Bogor District Attorney's Office (Kejari), Widiyanto, said Village Head Heri Mulyadi and Bogor Regency DPRD member Edi Kusmana were suspected of being involved in fraudulent land purchases in Cibinong Village, Gunung Sindur District, Bogor Regency, West Java.

"We from the Bogor District Attorney's Office as public prosecutors today received the delegation of suspects," Widi said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 21.

In the same place, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Bogor District Attorney's Office, Anita, explained that the two were suspected of defrauding the company in the purchase of land. There were four purchase letters made by the suspect.

"The two suspects in the modus operandi are suspected of committing fraud against PT Jaya Protindo with four rights release letters (SPH)," said Anita.

In this case, Beri Mulyadi acted as the village head who knew each owner of the land, who should have received money from the land release.

Meanwhile, Edi Kusmana is the person who received the money from PT, which should have been distributed to four SPH recipients.

However, he said, the four parties felt they had never received money from the company. As a result, PT Jaya Protindo suffered a loss of Rp. 1.77 billion due to not being able to control the land that should have been paid.

"The criminal charges are three alternative articles, namely Article 378 and/or 372, and 263 where there are four and six years," he said.