Delegated To The Aceh Prosecutor's Office, Suspects Of Corruption Scholarships Of IDR 2.9 Billion Will Soon Be Tried

Prosecutors' officers examined the files of two suspected scholarship corruption suspects at the Aceh Prosecutor's Office in Banda Aceh, Wednesday (13/3/2024). ANTARA/HO-Humas Aceh Prosecutor's Office

BANDA ACEH - The public prosecutor of the Aceh High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) received the delegation of phase two of the case files along with the suspect and evidence of a scholarship corruption crime with state losses reaching Rp. 2.9 billion from Aceh Police investigators.

Head of the Legal Information and Public Relations Section of the Aceh Attorney General's Office, Ali Rasab Lubis, said the case was with two suspects, namely Dedi Safrizal and Suhaimi.

"The public prosecutor received the delegation of cases along with suspects and evidence of corruption in scholarships from the Aceh Government for the 2017 fiscal year," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 13.

Suspect Dedi Safrizal is a member of the Aceh DPR for the 2014-2019 period. Meanwhile, the suspect Suhaimi is the coordinator of the distribution of scholarships from Dedi Safrizal's main mind.

Ali Rasab Lubis revealed that the corruption crimes committed by the two suspects began with proposing scholarships to 208 students for domestic and foreign higher education.

The scholarship came from Dedi Safrizal's main mind as a member of the Aceh DPR who was entrusted with the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) of Aceh Province. The total scholarship budget reached Rp4.58 billion.

Of the total scholarship budget, said Ali Rasab Lubis, the two suspects cut more than IDR 2.9 billion for their personal interests. The rest, distributed to 208 scholarship recipients.

"For their actions, the state lost more than Rp3.55 billion. The scholarship budget should have been channeled to higher education for beneficiaries," he said.

Ali Rasab Lubis said the two suspects were suspected of violating Article 2 Paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 31 of 1999 which was changed to RI Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

As well as Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 which was amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Pasar 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code and Article 12 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 which was amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Pasar 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

"After receiving the delegation of case files along with the suspect and evidence, the public prosecutor immediately prepared the indictment to be transferred to the corruption court at the Banda Aceh District Court," said Ali Rasab Lubis.