Polda Sultra Set 5 Suspects In Road Project Corruption Cases In East Kolaka

Kasubdit III Tipidkor Ditreskrimsus Polda Sultra Kompol I Gede Pranata Wiguna, (ANTARA/La Ode Muh Deden Saputra)

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Southeast Sulawesi Police has named five people as suspects in the alleged corruption case of a road construction project in East Kolaka Regency for the 2021 fiscal year sourced from special allocation funds and general allocation funds. Director of Criminal Investigation at the Southeast Sulawesi Police, Kombes Bambang Wijanarko, said that from the results of the BPKP Inspectorate audit, it was found that state losses from the work on the three projects amounted to Rp5.7 billion. One project package uses the DAK budget to increase the Penanggo Jaya road, Lere Jaya, in 2021 using the DAK budget, then continued work to improve the Penanggo Jaya section road, Lere Jaya, in 2021, then the asphalting work for the Gunung Jaya section road, Polipolia, using DAU funds. Meanwhile, according to the Head of Sub-Directorate III of Tipidkor Kompol I Gede Pranata Wiguna, three people were named suspects for the first case, the work of increasing the Penanggo Jaya section, Lere Jaya, which uses the 2021 DAK budget. "So, the first is the initials JR as PPK, AG as PPTK, and HS as the executor of the activity," he explained in Kendari, quoted from Antara, Friday, November 3. Based on BPKP calculations, it was found that state losses in the first work reached Rp3.8 billion. "So, that's for the first job," he said. Then the second, said Gede, in the follow-up work on the improvement of the Penanggo Jaya, Lere Jaya road, in 2021 using DAU with three suspects, namely JR as PPK, AS as PTPK, and NS as the executor, who is also the managing company director. "In the work, from the calculation, there was a state loss of Rp. 1.4 billion," said Gede. He also explained that for the third project work, namely the alleged work of paving the Gunung Jaya road, Polipolia, by using DAU with three suspects, "As for what we make suspects, first the initials JR as PPK, then AS as PPTK, and YP as the provider or implementer of the activity. Based on the results of the audit, state losses were obtained amounting to Rp431 million," he explained. Gede revealed that the suspects were charged with Article 2 and 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended and added to Law Number 20 of 2021 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a minimum fine of IDR 200 million and a maximum of IDR 1 billion.

"We have transferred this case to the Southeast Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office and we are just waiting for the results of their research, whether it is declared complete or what," said Gede.