Former Chairman Of KONI Kudus Becomes Suspect Of Misappropriation Of State Rp2.57 Billion Grant Funds

Head of the Kudus District Attorney's Office Henriyadi W. Putro during a press conference at the Kudus Kejari Hall, Friday (15/12/2023). BETWEEN/Akhmad Nazaruddin Lathif.

The Prosecutor's Office has named the former Chairman of the Kudus KONI, Imam Triyanto, as a suspect in the alleged misappropriation of KONI grant funds with a loss value of Rp. 2.57 billion.

"The determination of the suspect against the Chairman of the Kudus KONI for the period 2021-2025 in accordance with the Decree (SK) of the Central Java KONI, as of today," said Head of the Kudus District Attorney's Office Henriyadi W. Putro during a press conference at the Kudus Kejari Hall, Friday, December 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

The suspect Imam Triyanto is known to have resigned from his position as Chairman of the Kudus KONI in May 2023.

For the suspect, the Prosecutor's Office has also detained him by being entrusted to the Class II B Kudus State Detention Center (Rutan).

In this case, it is estimated that state losses will reach Rp. 2.57 billion, which includes state losses for the 2022 fiscal year of Rp. 1.6 billion, and in 2023 it will amount to Rp. 971 billion.

Meanwhile, in the 2022 fiscal year, KONI Kudus received a grant from the Kudus Regency Government of Rp. 10.9 billion.

Meanwhile, the misuse of the budget was found, when the suspect distributed a budget for the Management of the Indonesian Bike Association (ISSI) of Rp. 90 million, but what was given was only Rp. 70 million, while Rp. 20 million was asked by the suspect for personal gain.

Similar cases also occurred in the Pengcab of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation (FPTI) from an allocation of Rp. 75 million, but only Rp. 45 million was received.

Abuse of grant funds was also found in the 2023 fiscal year, when KONI Kudus received a grant from the Kudus APBD of Rp. 9 billion which was intended for the procurement of equipment for the 2023 Porprov contingent of Rp. 971.5 million and catering of Rp. 528.57 million.

In practice, the suspect violated the procurement rules because he did not go through the auction, but rather with the direct appointment of a third party.

In addition, third parties who were asked to prepare a 500 package team T-shirt only met 50 packages. As for the catering that was handed over to the two parties, in practice the money for the catering turned out to be used for personal gain and paid off debts.

In revealing the misuse of grant funds that were not in accordance with the manuscript of the Regional Grant Expenditure Agreement (NPHD), the Kudus Prosecutor's Office conducted an examination of 65 people, including the ranks of the Kudus KONI management.

For his actions, the suspect was charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31/1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20/2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31/1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption with the threat of imprisonment for a minimum of four years and a maximum of 20 years and a minimum fine of Rp. 200 million and a maximum of Rp. 1 billion.

Meanwhile, article subsidiary article 3 carries a minimum imprisonment of one year and a maximum of 20 years and a minimum fine of IDR 50 million and a maximum of IDR 1 billion.