Police Ask For Inspectorate Of Audit In The NTB PUPR Heavy Equipment Rental Case

Illustration of heavy equipment. (Between)

The Mataram Police asked for the support of the inspectorate to conduct an audit of state financial losses in the case of alleged corruption in the lease of heavy equipment belonging to the Lombok Regional Provincial Road Maintenance Center at the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Public Works and Public Housing Service (PUPR).

"For the audit of losses in this case, we ask for the support of the NTB Inspectorate," said Head of the Mataram Police Satreskrim Kompol I Made Yogi Purusa Utama in Mataram, Monday, October 28, confiscated by Antara.

Kasatreskrim ensured that the request for audit support would take place after the witness examination agenda was completed.

"So, we have not entered the audit process because we are still focused on the agenda of examining witnesses who previously gave information at the investigation stage. However, what is clear is that we will go to the inspectorate to audit the loss of this case," he said.

Regarding the need for statements from witnesses who are now included in the examination agenda before finally leading to the audit process, he said, came from the NTB Regional Revenue Management Agency (Bappenda), the NTB Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD), including a tenant named Fendy from Kediri, West Lombok Regency, who lives in East Lombok Regency.

"Bappenda and BPKAD are related to the levies that go into the regional treasury, including the rental of this heavy equipment. If we also schedule Fendy, we will write to him again," he said.

Regarding heavy equipment that is included in the rental object, continued Kompol Yogi, it is still being searched for investigators in the field.

It was also revealed that the whereabouts of the lever truck and the cement complainant machine that had not been confiscated were known to Fendy.

"So, the point is on Fendy the tenant. If he finds it, we can get the rest of the evidence," he said.

For excavators, Kompol Yogi said that the follow-up to the confiscation on Monday (21/10) in Pengadangan Village, Pringgasela District, East Lombok Regency, is now at the Lombok Regional Provincial Road Maintenance Office at the NTB PUPR Service.

"Following up on the confiscation last week, we have entrusted the position of the excavator to the office in Ampenan, Mataram City, his status is still evidence of the case," said Yogi.

In handling this case, investigators have pocketed potential state financial losses with a value of at least Rp. 3 billion. The value of the loss arises from the rental calculation which starts in 2021 to July 2024.

Kompol Yogi emphasized that his party raised the status of handling to the investigation stage after finding indications of unlawful acts from the clarification of data and information from related parties.