Mangkir Pemeriksaan Kasus Korupsi Perusda Sumbawa Barat, Tersangka EK Klaim Bakal Bongkar Aliran Dana

Illustration of alleged corruption cases. (doc KPK)

NTB - Suspect EK in the alleged corruption case in the management of government capital investment funds to the Regional Public Company (Perusda) of West Sumbawa Regency admitted that it would be open in court.

In the alleged corruption case which is estimated to cost the state Rp2.1 billion, suspect EK is the director of a private company that acts as a partner of Perusda West Sumbawa.

"Yes, so our client has provided all proof of transfer related to the flow of funds from the business capital management at Perusda West Sumbawa," said the attorney for suspect EK, Lalu Anton Hariawan in Mataram, NTB, Monday, August 28, confiscated by Antara.

Anton said his client had proof of the flow of funds in the form of banking transfer documents in this case.

Although he admitted that he would open up, it was known that suspect EK was often absent from the summons of the West Sumbawa District Attorney's investigators since the beginning of the investigation before the determination of the suspect. Responding to this, Anton claimed that EK had received threats related to this case.

"Why not attend? Because our client and his family have received threats from this case. So, not being present not because they fled, but because of their intention to protect themselves and their families," said Anton.

Anton said bank transfer documents from suspect EK had an important role in this case.

"So, I will present all the evidence that I hold in court later," he said.

As previously reported, the first summons for EK as a suspect is scheduled for Monday, August 14 evening. The summons coincided with the detention of another suspect in this case, the initials SA as Director of Perusda West Sumbawa.

EK was named a suspect along with SA following the discovery of indications of corruption in the management of capital investment funds with state losses estimated at IDR 2.1 billion.

Based on data pocketed by investigators, the company with the initials PAM belonging to suspect EK in 2016 received periodic capital participation from Perusda West Sumbawa amounting to Rp650 million.

Then, in 2017 there was a return on capital from EK's company with a total of IDR 450 million. Continued in 2018, PAM companies again received periodic capital participation of IDR 1.1 billion.

In 2020, the regional regulation was revealed to have borrowed from PAM companies amounting to Rp. 100 million. Of the total capital participation between the regional regulation and PAM, a loss of Rp. 2.1 billion emerged.

With the construction of these findings, investigators named both of them as suspects with the alleged management of capital participation that was not in accordance with the provisions of the cooperation agreement.

The capital is given first to the PAM company, while the cooperation agreement is made long ago from the date of the capital is given.

In addition to the alleged error, it is strongly suspected that the PAM company did not carry out its obligations according to the cooperation agreement.