South Kalimantan Police Have Determined The Head Of PUPR Tanah Bumbu For Corruption Suspects In Land Procurement

Head Of Public Relations Of South Kalimantan Police Grand Commissioner Adam Erwindi And Head Of Sub-Directorate III Tipidkor Ditreskrimsus South Kalimantan Police AKBP Dr Fadli when releasing the alleged corruption/DOK ANTARA case

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the South Kalimantan Police has named the Head of the Tanah Bumbu Regency Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) with the initials HWT as a suspect in alleged corruption in the procurement and compensation of land for the Simpang Empat District office building. "The determination of WHT as a suspect was the result of the case title on June 11, 2024," said Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Adam Erwindi, in Banjarmasin, Antara, Thursday, June 13. Investigators suspect the suspect under Article 2 and Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 with a minimum imprisonment of 4 years and a maximum of 20 years and a fine of at least Rp. 200 million and a maximum of Rp. 1 billion. Kasubdit III Tipidkor Ditreskrimsus Polda Kalsel AKBP Fadli explained that the investigation into the alleged corruption case was carried out since the end of 2023 and rose to the investigation level on January 19, 2024. The suspect's modus operandi is to purchase land for the Simpang Empat sub-district office building covering an area of 5,000 square meters fictitiously with the budgeting process not clear. In fact, in fact, there is evidence of land ownership by the Tanbu Regency Government but was repurchased by bringing up data on the new physical control of the land sector (sporadik). "The value is IDR 4,876,000,000 in the budget of the Tanbu PUPR Service in 2023," explained Fadli representing the Director of Criminal Investigation at the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Pol M Gafur Aditya Siregar. In the investigation process, investigators managed to confiscate Rp1,005,000,000 in cash from a number of parties who received the flow of funds resulting from corruption. Investigators have also examined 32 witnesses including experts from agrarians, auditors to criminal experts.

Fadli emphasized that the case is still developing and does not rule out the possibility of new suspects if sufficient evidence is found.