Prosecutors Investigate Allegations Of Corruption In Regional Tax Charges In The West Aceh Regency Government

Head of the West Aceh District Attorney, Siswanto. (ANTARA/HO-Doc. Personal)

MEULABOH - The West Aceh District Attorney conducted an investigation into a case of alleged corruption in the West Aceh Regency Government, against incentives for collecting regional taxes within 2018-2022 with indications of state financial losses reaching billions of rupiah.

"We have raised this case to an investigation after investigators found sufficient preliminary evidence of indications of state financial losses in this case," said the Head of the West Aceh District Attorney's Office, Siswanto, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 1.

He said that the alleged corruption case, which had been upgraded to the investigation, was carried out after investigators found indications of state financial losses of billions of rupiah, against regional financial management within the West Aceh Regency Government.

The increase in cases was carried out after investigators conducted a case title, and found allegations of corruption in the management of regional finances in the West Aceh Regency Government.

The case carried out by the investigation, said Siswanto, was the payment of incentives for regional tax collection, one of which was the collection of public street lighting tax (PPJU) as well as a number of levies and other regional taxes.

In disclosing the case, he said, investigators have so far asked for information from a number of state civil servants (ASN) within the West Aceh Regency Government, who have been serving at the local Regional Financial Management Agency (BPKD).

In addition, investigators have also summoned and asked for information from the former regional secretary (sekda) of West Aceh Regency, as well as the current definitive regional secretary.

"We have asked for information from dozens of ASN," said Kajari Siswanto.

Kajari Siswanto said that in order to uncover the case, his party has also scheduled the examination of a number of witnesses which will begin on Monday (4/3) next week.

"We need the request for statements from these witnesses to reveal the alleged corruption case that we are currently handling," he said.