West Papua Prosecutor's Office Searches For DPO For Corruption Cases For Wondama Pier Project

Aspidsus Kejaksaan Tinggi Papua Barat Abun Hasbulloh Syambas/ANTARA/Fransiskus Salu Weking.

MANOKWARI - The West Papua High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) is still searching for Rendi Firmansyah Yembise Rahakabauw, a suspect in the alleged corruption in the procurement of the Yarmatun pier stake in Teluk Wondama Regency, which has been included in the wanted list (DPO).

"We are still chasing it. That's the only thing, information is often leaked out," said Assistant for Special Crimes (Aspidsus) of the West Papua Attorney General's Office Abun Hasbulloh Syambas in Manokwari, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 28.

He explained that the leak of information on the search for DPO Rendi Firmansyah Yembise Rahakbauw had been investigated by experts on information and technology (IT).

As a result, it was found that external parties often monitor the movement of the prosecutor's team and then inform the DPO to immediately change locations.

"At that time, Rendi's whereabouts were known, when he wanted to be arrested he failed because the information was leaked first," said Abun.

Currently, he said, the prosecutor's team is more careful in carrying out the DPO search plan so that these efforts produce maximum results according to expectations.

The role of Rendi Firmansyah Yembise Rahakbauw in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of Yarmatum dock stakes as a third party to borrow CV Kasih profile to win project tenders.

The project budget is sourced from the West Papua Regional Budget in 2021 worth IDR 4.5 billion, and according to contract data it must be carried out starting December 2021.

"The procurement object has not been carried out but the budget has been found 100 percent by the commitment-making official, namely Basri Uman," he said.

Previously, Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasipenkum) of the West Papua Prosecutor's Office, Billy Wuisan, explained that there were four people involved in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of a stake, namely the former Head of the West Papua Transportation Service (Dishub) Agustinus Kadakolo.

Then Paul Anderson Wariori as a partner from the service, Basri Uman as PPK from the West Papua Transportation Agency, and Rendi Firmansyah Yembise Rahakbauw.

"Three people have already undergone trial, while Rendi is still being chased," Billy explained.