Searching The East Java Livestock Service Office, KPK Confiscates Documents Related To The Grant Fund Case

KPK officers brought two suitcases from a search at the East Java Livestock Service office, Wednesday (16/10/2024). (ANTARA)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigative team confiscated a number of pieces of evidence after searching the East Java Provincial Government (Pemprov) Livestock Office (Jatim) related to the development of a case of alleged corruption in the management of grant funds for community groups from the East Java Provincial Budget for the 2019-2022 fiscal year.

"The update was confiscated by documents and electronic evidence," said Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Tessa Mahardhika when confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday, October 17, as reported by Antara.

However, Tessa has not explained what rooms at the East Java Provincial Government Livestock Service office were searched during the activity which took place on Wednesday, October 16.

The search activity was completed at around 15:54 WIB and KPK officers left the East Java Livestock Service office with two suitcases.

During the search, the KPK investigators were escorted by two police personnel with complete weapons.

Meanwhile, the Head of the East Java Provincial Livestock Service, Kandinah Aryani, was not at the office during the search conducted by the KPK.

Head of the Animal Health Division of the East Java Livestock Service, Iswahyudi, said that Khinaah Aryani was not in the office because she was still on duty or serving abroad.

"Mother took part in the trade mission to Japan, she should still be on the plane," he said.

The KPK on Friday, July 12, 2024, announced that it had named 21 suspects in the development of an investigation into alleged corruption in the handling of grant funds for community groups (pokmas) from the East Java Provincial Budget in the 2019-2022 fiscal year.

"Regarding the suspect's name and the unlawful act committed by the suspects, it will be conveyed in due course if the investigation is deemed sufficient," said Tessa.

However, Tessa revealed that of the 21 suspects, four people were named as suspects for receiving bribes and 17 others as suspects for giving bribes.

Then of the four suspects who received bribes, three were state administrators, while one was a staff member of the state administrator.

Meanwhile, for the 17 suspects who gave bribes, 15 were private parties and two others were state administrators.

The spokesman and KPK investigator explained that the determination of the suspect was based on a warrant for the start of the investigation (sprindik) which was issued on July 5, 2024.

"The investigation of this case is a development of the OTT (hand-catching operation) case carried out on STPS (Oldhat P. Simanjuntak) who is the Deputy Chair of the East Java Provincial DPRD and friends by the KPK in September 2022," said Tessa.

For information, the panel of judges at the Surabaya Corruption District Court sentenced the inactive Deputy Chairman of the East Java DPRD, Sahat Tua, P. Simanjuntak, to 9 years in prison in the corruption case of the main thought grant (pokir) of the East Java Provincial DPRD in the 2021 fiscal year.