A total of four state civil servants or ASN of the Kapuas Hulu Regency Government (Pemkab) have been named suspects in alleged corruption in the procurement of passenger ships for river transportation or ferries in danger of being fired.

The four ASNs are the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) with the initials SD, and the three Work Recipient Committees (PPHK) initials BP, AJ, and MA.

"Against the four suspects, we will implement an administrative staffing regulation that refers to technical instructions for the dismissal of ASN," said Head of the Kapuas Hulu Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency, Adji Winursito, in Putussibau, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan), Friday, December 1, confiscated by Antara.

On Thursday, November 30, the West Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has named six suspects in this case.

The six suspects consist of four Kapuas Hulu Regency Government ASNs and two private elements, namely the company's initials TK and the executor of the work or procurement of the initials AN.

Adji said the Kapuas Hulu Regency Government would coordinate with the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office for the next steps according to the applicable regulations for the four ASNs who were entangled in allegations of corruption in the procurement of ferries at the Kapuas Hulu Regency Transportation Service (Dishub) for the 2019 fiscal year with a total budget of IDR 2.5 billion.

"In principle, the Kapuas Hulu Regency Government supports the legal process involving the four civil servants," he said.

Separately, on Thursday, November 30, the Head of the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Muhammad Yusuf revealed that as a result of this case the state suffered a loss of Rp. 2.2 billion because in the procurement of ferries the suspects bought a new used ship.

Yusuf said that during the investigation process, the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office had confiscated Rp335 million in cash and there was a deposit or refund of state money of Rp440 million so that the state losses to the case are currently approximately Rp1.8 billion.


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