DKI DPRD Is Sad That The Corruption Case Of The DKI Kebudayan Service, Even Though The Artist Is Not Yet Prosperous

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Yudha Permana, admitted that he was sad about the alleged corruption case at the DKI Jakarta Culture Service which dragged the Head of the DKI Culture Service, Iwan Henry Wardhana.

In fact, Yudha said, currently the artists in Jakarta have not fully felt the welfare and the DKI Provincial Government deserves to develop culture through various activities from the existing budget.

"Honestly, I am very concerned. When artists are not prosperous, they are still well-being. But seeing a condition like this, it's sad, sad," Yudha told reporters, Thursday, December 19.

Yudha encourages law enforcement efforts to deviate from budget activities of the DKI Culture Service with an activity value of Rp150 billion complete to its roots.

Thus, the misuse of the DKI Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) can be fully beneficial for Jakarta residents.

"So we open the door as wide as possible for the parties authorized to carry out their duties. If there is a budget misappropriation there that must be investigated carefully with the best validation. So that law enforcement can actually be carried out," explained Yudha.

The DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office searched the office of the DKI Jakarta Culture Service on Wednesday, December 18. The search was carried out starting at 10.40 WIB, starting from the room of the Head of the Culture Service on the 15th floor and the room of the Head of Culture Utilization Division on the 14th floor.

Not only the offices of the Culture Service were searched, but also the houses of the Head of Culture Utilization and the offices of third parties or private parties, namely the EO GR-Pro office.

The basis for the raid is the alleged irregularity of activity funds sourced from the Budget of the Jakarta Special Regional Provincial Culture Office for the 2023 fiscal year with an activity value of approximately Rp150 billion.

"The search and confiscation of the handling of cases of alleged corruption in the form of irregularities in activities at the Jakarta Special Regional Provincial Culture Office," said Head of the Legal Information Section of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Syahroni Hasibuan.

The DKI Prosecutor's Office confiscated Rp1 billion from the search. It was also confiscated by hundreds of fake stamps from a series of searches by the Jakarta Special Region Culture Office and four other locations.

From a temporary investigation, hundreds of fake stamps were used to make the impression of organizing an activity. Thus, the budget for the activities of the Jakarta Culture Service for the 2023 period can be disbursed.

"It is as if the activity is carried out as evidenced by the stamp to disburse the budget even though the fact is that there is absolutely no activity," he said.

In the series of searches, investigators also confiscated a number of evidences such as electronic items such as laptops, cellphones, computers, and flash drives. Now, the evidence is being investigated further.

Following up on this, the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Teguh Setyabudi, disabled Iwan from his position as head of the service on Thursday, December 19. His position was temporarily replaced by the Secretary of the DKI Culture Service, Imam Hadi Purnomo as the daily executor.