Allegations Of Corruption In Regency Government Assets Built By LCC Mall, Prosecutor's Office Examines Former Head Of BPKAD West Lombok

Former Head of West Lombok BPKAD Burhanudin after being questioned by the Attorney General's Office regarding the alleged corruption of the LCC mall, Monday (26/8/2024). (ANTARA/Dhimas B.P.)

JAKARTA - Former Head of the West Lombok Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Burhanudin underwent an examination at the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) High Prosecutor's Office.

The investigation is related to the alleged corruption case of assets of the West Lombok Regency Government (Pemkab) in the form of land that is the location for the construction of a shopping center or Lombok City Center (LCC) mall.

"Yes, I was summoned as a witness," said Burhanudin, who was confirmed after undergoing an examination at the NTB Prosecutor's Office, Mataram, NTB, Monday, August 26, which was confiscated by Antara.

He conveyed that the prosecutor's investigators asked about 20 questions related to the local government's capital participation in the construction of the LCC in 2014.

"Starting from the initial process of capital participation, about 20 questions earlier," he said.

Apart from himself, Burhanudin admitted that there were several former West Lombok Regional Secretariat officials who also underwent investigations by investigators, including former West Lombok Regional Secretary Uzair, former Head of Asset Division Ayub, and another former Head of BPKAD, Mahnan.

"That's all I know," he said.

There is also that he is aware of the agenda for examining former West Lombok Regent Zaini Arony. Investigators scheduled it for Friday, August 30.

Spokesperson for the NTB Prosecutor's Office, Efrien Saputera, said that investigators in handling the alleged asset corruption case scheduled the examination of 11 witnesses.

Although he did not receive information regarding the role and position of witnesses, Efrien conveyed the initials of the 11 witnesses who were included in the agenda for summoning today's examination.

"There is no information yet if the role of the positions of witnesses is the same. The initials are only," he said.

The initials of the 11 witnesses, namely LAS, AM, HMT, BDH, DHMU, LP, LGR, MN, DSM, MA, and DZA by confirming Burhanudin one of them.

The NTB Prosecutor's Office announced that the handling of this alleged asset corruption case was entering the investigation stage in mid-August 2024.

Efrien previously said that this investigation was the result of a case title of investigators with auditors who had found potential state financial losses.

The auditor agency that assists investigators in tracing the state's financial losses is from the West Nusa Tenggara Representative Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).

The case of LCC assets has previously advanced to the court table based on the results of the investigation by the NTB Prosecutor's Office. In this case, there were two officials from the West Lombok Regional Public Company, namely PT Patuh Patju (Tripat) who were dragged into the crime.

Both are former Director of PT Tripat Lalu Azril Sopandi and former Finance Manager of PT Tripat Abdurrazak.

Based on the criminal verdict handed down, both were found guilty of committing corruption together, causing state losses.

In consideration of the verdict, the Panel of Judges at the Mataram District Court outlined the process of capital participation and replacement of the building that was built in 2014.

When Azril Sopandi still held the position of Director of PT Tripat, the regional company received capital participation from the West Lombok Regional Government in the form of strategic land on Jalan Raya Mataram-Sikur, Gerimak Village, Narmada District covering an area of 8.4 hectares.

The land then became PT Tripat's capital to build cooperation in LCC management, in this case private parties from PTbaniss, a subsidiary of Lippo Group.

4.8 hectares of land from a total of 8.4 hectares, then used as collateral by PTbaniss to PT Bank Sinarmas. From this collateral, PTbanis in 2013 received a loan of Rp264 billion.

The repayment of credit from capital loans with collateral assets belonging to the West Lombok Regency Government is reported to have no deadline for PT Bank Sinarmas.

Dalam proses perjanjian kerja sama antara PT Tripat dengan PTbanis, muncul keterlibatan mantan Bupati Lombok Barat Zaini Arony, yang turut serta membuatkan tandasan perjanjian.