Police Call State Losses Due To Corruption Learning Facilities 50 SLB In West Sumatra Rp843 Million

Padang Police have a press conference to achieve performance at the end of 2023 in Padang, Wednesday (27/12). (ANTARA/Fathul Abdi)

SUMBAR - Padang Police stated that the state losses incurred from the alleged corruption of the study facilities project of more than 50 Extraordinary Schools (SLB) in West Sumatra Province (West Sumatra) amounted to Rp843 million.

"An audit from the BPK RI on this case determines the amount of state losses in the case," said Padang Police Chief Kombes Pol Ferry Harahap during a press conference at the end of 2023 in Padang, West Sumatra, Wednesday, December 27, which was confiscated by Antara.

Ferry said the audit was requested by his party to the BPK for the process of collecting evidence at the stage of investigating this case.

In this case, Ferry said investigators had also conducted a case title. "The title of the case has also been carried out some time ago, we are targeting that in January 2024 a suspect will be determined," he said.

On the same occasion, Kasatreskrim Kompol Dedy Adriansyah Putra said that his party had examined more than one hundred witnesses after the status of this case was investigated.

The witnesses came from the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) of the West Sumatra Provincial Education Office, the project procurement committee to partners.

To note, the procurement project of around 150 learning facilities for more than 50 SLB in West Sumatra sourced from the 2019 Special Allocation Fund (DAK) reached IDR 4.5 billion.

The investigation of this case was based on public reports in early 2022 which was then followed up by the Padang Police and moved up to the investigation stage in July 2022.

The project is suspected of having problems because there are items that are not in accordance with the contracts, specifications, and allegations of price inflations or mark-ups of goods.