Central Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Arrests Corruption Suspect In Kapuas PDAM

The former President Director of PDAM with the initials WD (wearing an orange vest) who was caught in the alleged corruption of the local PDAM's equity funds was arrested (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Central Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office detained the former Kapuas District PDAM Director with the initials WD for being a suspect in a corruption case (corruption) of capital investment funds to the Kapuas Regional Water Supply Company (PDAM), causing the state to lose around Rp.

Head of the Central Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office, Mukri, through Kasi Penkum Rustianto, in Palangka Raya, on Saturday said that on Friday at 09.30 WIB, WD was detained and deposited in the Class IIA Palangka Raya Detention Center. During the detention the suspect was accompanied by his attorney.

"The handover of the suspect WD and his evidence at the Class IIA Palangka Raya detention center went well. He is suspected of corrupting the capital participation of PDAM Kapuas in 2016, 2017 and 2018," said MUkri as quoted by Antara, Saturday, February 6.

He explained that the suspect, who is currently languishing in the Class IIA Palangka Raya Detention Center, was charged under Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 Year 2001 regarding Criminal Action Eradication. Corruption.

Subsidiaries are subject to Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

The suspect is threatened with imprisonment with life imprisonment or imprisonment for a minimum of four years and a maximum of 20 years and a fine of at least Rp200 million and a maximum of Rp1 billion.

After the second stage or delegation is carried out, the public prosecutor who has been prepared by the High Prosecutor's Office, even in the near future, the Palangka Raya City Corruption Court will immediately schedule the initial trial concerned, in order to try the person concerned.

"The Kapuas Regency PDAM corruption case trial in February 2021 will be scheduled for the first trial at the Palangka Raya Corruption Court," he said.

The Central Kalimantan Public Prosecutor's Office also added that the public prosecutor subsequently detained the suspect WD at the Palangka Raya Detention Center for the next 20 days.

"For the next 20 days, starting from February 5, 2021 to February 24, 2021, the WD suspect will be detained at the Palangka Raya Rutan, or until the case files are submitted to the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor) at the Palangka Raya District Court," he said.