Head Of Penkum At The Central Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Calls The Former Regent Of Kobar-Kalteng State Loss Of More Than IDR 754 Million

Ujang Iskandar Former Kobar-Central Kalimantan Regent/ Photo; Antara

Ujang Iskandar, the former Regent of West Kotawaringin (Kobar) of Central Kalimantan who was arrested by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) last Friday, July 26, in the alleged corruption case of irregularities in capital investment in the Kobar Regency Government, is said to have cost the state more than Rp754 million.

Quoted from Antara, Sunday, July 28, the Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasi Penkum) of the Central Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office, Dodik Mahendra, Sunday, July 28, said that for his actions, the suspect Ujang Iskandar cost the state Rp754,065,976.

"Currently we are still waiting for when the suspect will be transferred to Central Kalimantan," said Dodik.

Dodik said that the case that dragged the NasDem Party politician began on June 3, 2009 with two people who had been convicted first.

At that time, there was a cooperation agreement for the sale of aircraft tickets at Pangkalan Bun between the Mandiri Agrotama Regional Company and PT Aleta Danamas as stated in the Agreement Number: 001/GSA/VI/2009 dated June 3, 2009 for the sale of tickets for Riau Airlines (General Sales Agent) aircraft.

"The cooperation agreement is valid within one year and can be extended according to the agreement of the parties," he said.

Then in the cooperation agreement it was agreed that regional Agrotama Mandiri company deposited capital to PT Aleta Danamas in the form of Cash Advance and also deposited a Security Deposit of IDR 1 billion in the form of a Bank Guarantee, while the capital of PT Aleta Danamas was not available.

On June 4, 2009, the convict Reza Andriardi deposited capital on the convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata worth IDR 500 million by transferring it through BRI's account based on Check Number: CEP-413301 dated June 4, 2009.

"Then on June 5, 2009, the convict Reza Andriadi with the convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata made a Guarantee Bank Guarantee of IDR 1 billion at Bank BRI Pangkalan Bun Branch based on a Bank Guarantee Certificate Number: 04/BG/06/2009 dated June 5, 2009 which functions as a Guarantee if the Director of the Agrotama Mandiri regional company commits a promise / default injury," he said.

Furthermore, Dodik revealed, after two months of business, without any condition of promise injury or default from PD Agrotama Mandiri, on August 13, 2009, the convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata submitted Letter Number 011/DIR AL/VIII/2009 dated August 13, 2009 for the disbursement of the Bank Guarantee funds to increase the frequency of CGK-PKN-SRG flights of Rp500 million to the convict Reza Andriardi as Director of PD Agrotama Mandiri and then Convicted Reza Andriadi to the West Kotawaringin Regent, namely suspect Ujang Iskandar through Letter Number: 012/AM-P/VIII/2009 dated August 24, 2009 and it turned out to be approved by the suspect Ujang Iskandar as the Regent of West Kotawaringin.

However, Riau Airlines later experienced bankruptcy so that the convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata again collaborated with Express Air for the Pangkalan Bun-Surabaya flight route using Bank Guarantee funds located in PD Agrotama Mandiri's account at BPR Marunting Sejahtera amounting to Rp500 million which was deposited through Bank Mandiri's account by the convict Reza Andriadi on January 27, 2010 amounting to Rp500 million to the account of PT Aleta Danamas, which will be used by the convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata to charter the Express Air plane.

Based on the series of actions of the suspect Ujang Iskandar as the Regent of West Kotawaringin as well as ex-officio Commissioner (owner) PD. Agrotama Mandiri together with Terpidana Reza Andriadi as Director of PD Agrotama Mandiri and Convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata as Director of PT Aleta Danamas, who made an investment in the form of cooperation in the sale of tickets for Riau Airlines (General Sales Agent) aircraft followed by Express Air as such.

"That's the details. Well, it turns out that without a first study of business feasibility or business analysis considerations, as well as the rental of Riau Airlines and Express Air aircraft and the approval of the opening of the blocking (disbursement) of the Bank Guarantee, thus violating the precautionary principle in the implementation of Government Investment as stipulated in Government Regulation Number 1 of 2008 concerning Government Investment, so that it has caused state/West Kotawaringin Regency financial losses," he explained.

Dodik added, to note that the convict Reza Andriadi as Director of PD Agrotama Mandiri has been sentenced based on the 2017 Supreme Court Decision with a sentence of 7 years and the convict Daniel Alexander Tamebata as Director of PT Aleta Danamas has been sentenced to 5 years.

Furthermore, Dodik also emphasized that he is now also suspected of Article 2 Paragraph (1) jo. Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, for the purposes of the investigation, the suspect Ujang Iskandar was detained at the Salemba State Detention Center at the Attorney General's Office for the next 20 days starting from July 26, 2024 to August 14, 2024.

"So it is currently being handled by the AGO and the person concerned has been detained," said Dodik.