Police Detain The Younger Brother Of The Cianjur Regent Suspect Of Fraud

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Cianjur Police, West Java AKP Tono Listianto.(ANTARA/Ahmad Fikri). (Ahmad Fikri)

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cianjur Resort Police, West Java, named the younger brother of the Cianjur Regent, DL, as a suspect in alleged fraud and embezzlement with victims' losses reaching Rp. 500 million because of the pretext of work at the Cianjur Regency Government.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cianjur Police, AKP Tono Listianto, said that the criminal act committed by DL occurred in 2018, but victim YS only reported allegations of fraud and embezzlement to the Cianjur Police in 2023.

"The victim reported the suspect because he had not fulfilled his promise to provide a job at the Cianjur Public Works Office or Cianjur Public Works Office at this time," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 5.

Based on the victim's report, on January 2, 2018, the perpetrator asked to be sent Rp500 million as an administrative fee through his account at Bank BNI Cianjur, so that the victim would get a number of projects or work in the service.

Until 2023, the promise was never fulfilled, even the victim asked that the money returned not be fulfilled, so the victim chose to report the case, so the police sent two summons, but the suspect was not present.

"The suspect was finally forcibly picked up by officers on Tuesday (5/11) at his home in Cugenang District, previously we had conducted investigations, deepening documents, examining witnesses to collecting evidence," he said.

The police have received information from the bank, where money from the victim has entered DL's account with an appointment to be replaced with construction work at the service from aspirations.

"On the consideration of Article 21 of the Criminal Procedure Code, investigators have subjective reasons until finally DL has to be detained, the suspect is subject to Article 372 of the Criminal Code and or 378 of the Criminal Code with a maximum threat of 4 years in prison," he said.

Meanwhile, Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman, who is on leave for re-election in the Cianjur Pilkada, said that since being inaugurated as regent in the first year, he had told families ranging from children, wives and siblings that they were forbidden to play projects.

Even though he has served as regent, he has never handled projects, especially when he is involved in the practice of buying and selling positions, licensing and others that can damage the image of a leader, even his party has stated that if someone stumbled, please take your own risk.

"I have reminded you that since long ago in the family, including my children, wife and relatives, never participate in government matters, let alone buying and selling projects, positions and others because they will face the law," he said.

He hopes that all his family will be free from the practice of project games, buying and selling mutations, permits and so on, but when someone gets caught up in their own risk without any defense from him as evidence to the public for what he said.