The Lampung Metro Prosecutor's Office Arrests 2 Cenderawasih Market Corruption Suspects

The Public Prosecutor's Office (Kejari), Metro City, Lampung, detained P and S, corruption suspects during the rehabilitation of the Cendrawasih Market in 2018. (ANTARA)

METRO - The Public Prosecutor's Office (Kejari) of Metro City, Lampung has arrested P and S, suspects in the 2018 Cendrawasih Market rehabilitation corruption suspects.

P is the power of budget user (KPA) and PPTK at the Metro City Trade Office. Meanwhile, S is the executor of the market rehabilitation project.

"We, the investigating team from the Metro District Prosecutor's Office today detained the suspect related to corruption at the Metro City Trade Office in rehabilitating the Cendrawasih Market," said Rio Halim, Head of Intelligence Section of the Metro City Kejari, at the Metro Kejari Office. .

Kasi Pidsus Kejari Metro Subhan explained, in the process of investigating the corruption case, the Metro Prosecutor's Office had examined 25 witnesses. Then on January 18, 2021, P and S were officially named suspects in the case.

The two suspects were detained at the Class IIA Metro Prison for the next 20 days, starting from today, Friday, 19 February to 10 March.

"From the investigators' considerations, subjectively and objectively we detained the two suspects. Currently they are being taken to the Metro City Detention Center. Detained for the next 20 days. For the articles we suspect against the suspect, namely Article 2 and Article 3. The Corruption Crime Law carries a maximum threat of 20 years in prison, "he said.

"From the results of calculations by the Lampung BPKP, the state loss from corruption is more than Rp.481 million," he said.

In 2018, P was the Secretary of the Trade Office, and currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Metro City BPBD.