East Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Detains Gratification Suspect Management Of IDR 7.7 Billion Wood Documents

The suspect MRF during his detention by the East Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office for the alleged corruption case of gratification of wood administrative documents, in Samarinda, Wednesday (21/8/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Kejati East Kalimantan)

SAMARINDA - The East Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Kaltim) has arrested a suspect with the initials MRF in connection with the alleged corruption crime of gratification in the processing of wood administrative documents of around Rp. 7.7 billion.

MRF is a civil servant at the Technical Implementation Unit of the Berau Beach Production Forest Management Unit (UPTD-KPHP), East Kalimantan Provincial Forestry Service.

"This detention was carried out after an intensive examination today," said the Daily Executor, Head of the Legal Information Section of the East Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office, Sudarto, in Samarinda, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 21.

He revealed that MRF was named a suspect based on the Suspect Determination Letter Number: TAP 09/O.4/Fd.1/08/2024. MRF is suspected of violating Article 11 or Article 12B of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, which has been amended by Law No. 20 of 2001, and Article 64 of the Criminal Code.

Sudarto explained, MRF, who is a Civil Servant (PNS) at the UPTD KPHP Berau Pantai, allegedly received a sum of money through bank transfers in his own name and other people's accounts.

The money was received from several witnesses with a total of Rp. 7,259,000,000. The receipt of this money is suspected to be a fee for the manufacture and management of documents related to wood administration.

The wood management documents in question include the management of the GPA, the preparation of RKT documents, RKU, SIPUHH Online, the processing of SLVK documents, and Ganis fees from companies holding Kayu Utilization Rights.

In the period from January 5, 2018 to December 8, 2023, MRF allegedly received money amounting to Rp342,195,440 and Rp143,794,000 through other people's accounts. The money is allegedly used to facilitate the management of various documents related to wood business procedures.

"The detention of the suspect will be carried out for the next 20 days, from August 21, 2024 to September 9, 2024, and deposited at the Class IIA Rutan Samarinda," explained Sudarto.

Sudarto explained that the reason for this detention was due to concerns that the suspect could run away, destroy or eliminate evidence, or repeat the same crime.

"This step was taken to ensure the legal process runs smoothly and fairly," he added.