Police Secure Assets Of Village Fund Corruption Suspects In Keerom Papua After Examining 34 Witnesses

Kasubdit Tipikor Direskrimsus Polda Papua AKBP Leonardo Yoga. (ANTARA/Evarukdijati)

JAKARTA - Kasubdit Tipikor Direskrimsus Polda Papua AKBP Leonardo Yoga said investigators had secured the assets of a suspected corruption of village funds, which is the former Secretary of Keerom, TIN. The assets of the suspected TIN corruption suspect worth Rp. 18 billion were secured by investigators in the form of two vehicles. "It is not certain how many assets will be confiscated because investigators are still being recorded," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Corruption, Director of Criminal Investigation of the Papua Police AKBP Leonardo Yoga in Jayapura, Papua, Tuesday, June 4, confiscated by Antara. He explained that investigators had asked for information from 34 witnesses because a witness who was the suspect's family did not want to be questioned. Investigators are also still asking for information from witnesses regarding village funds suspected of being corrupted by the suspect. Mantan Sekda Keerom ditahan sejak tanggal 14 April lalu di seputar Kota Jayapura, terjerat kasus dugaan korupsi saat menjabat sebagai Kepala Badan Pengelolaan Keuangan dan Asset Daerah (BPKAD) Kabupaten Keerom tahun 2018.

Initially, the funds allocated for social assistance expenditure activities to community or individual groups and the funds were allocated through the BPKAD Keerom DPA for the 2018 Fiscal Year amounting to Rp. 3,800,000,000, but there was a change that was stated in the list of budget changes (DPPA) to Rp. 24,700,000,000. Of the funds amounting to Rp. 24,700,000,000, Rp. 24,220,000,000 has been disbursed, so from the results of the BPKP audit, it was revealed that the state loss was Rp. 18,201,250,000. TIN suspects are subject to Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1e of the Criminal Code and Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).