Village Secretary In Bogor Suspects Of Corruption Bansos COVID-19 Hunted By Police

Kapolres Bogor AKBP Harun

BOGOR - The village secretary (Sekdes) in Bogor, West Java, Endang Suhendar is still at large. The village secretary was named a suspect in the corruption of social assistance funds (bansos) for residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Still in the chase stage," said Bogor Police Chief AKBP Harun, in Cibinong, Bogor quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 24.

According to him, the Cipinang Village Secretary, Rumpin Subdistrict, Bogor, was involved in corruption because he withdrew a deposit from his staff with the initials LH (32) who was also a suspect, for manipulating 30 data on social assistance recipients.

Harun said that LH, who served as the Head of Service in Cipinang Village, manipulated 30 social assistance recipient data, so that they made Rp. 54 million or Rp1.8 million from every single social assistance recipient account.

"The government provides assistance every month Rp. 600 thousand, multiplied by three to become Rp1.8 million per person," said AKBP Harun.

Harun said, LH carried out the action with the help of 15 people who were each equipped with two social assistance recipient accounts to make disbursements at the Cicangkal Post Office, Rumpin, Bogor.

Then, as many as 15 people who disbursed the aid funds with barcode paper containing the National Identity Number (NIK) of the local residents, each paid by the LH worth Rp.

"While these 15 extras are still witnesses, we are still investigating. If the evidence is sufficient, we will suspect it," said AKBP Harun.