Mask Corruption, Mataram Police Check Former Deputy Regent Sumbawa Dewi Noviany

Head of Satreskrim Mataram Police AKP Regi Halili. (ANTARA/Dhimas B.P.)

Mataram City Police (Polresta) investigators examined the former Deputy Regent of Sumbawa Dewi Noviany regarding the alleged corruption case in the COVID-19 mask procurement project.

Head of the Mataram Police Satreskrim AKP Regi Halili in Mataram, Monday, said that the investigation of Dewi Noviany was ongoing at the Sumbawa Police Headquarters.

"Yes, today, Monday (13/12), the examination is in the capacity as a witness, which is ongoing at the Sumbawa Police," said Regi as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, December 23.

Investigators examined Dewi Noviany as a follow-up to BPKP NTB's request in completing the audit results of calculating state financial losses.

Meanwhile, BPKP promised that the audit results would be officially published in January 2025. The audit of the loss was confirmed by Regi to be the final stage of the need for a case title to reveal the suspect's role.

The NTB Representative BPKP was recorded as issuing an audit assignment letter on July 3, 2024. The issuance of the letter is a follow-up to the results of the police investigator case title with BPKP.

In the audit process, BPKP NTB re-examined all witnesses at the investigation stage, starting from the NTB Cooperatives and MSMEs Service, MSME players with a minimum number of 100 groups, and Dewi Noviany who was suspected of being involved in the procurement while holding the position of Head of Administration (TU) at the NTB Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD).

In this position, Dewi Noviany is suspected of being the capital giver of a number of MSMEs in the COVID-19 mask procurement project.

The COVID-19 mask procurement project, which is suspected to be problematic, will run in 2020. The government provides a budget of IDR 12.3 billion.

The funds came from the results of a budget refocusing policy during the pandemic. Project work is under the NTB Provincial Cooperatives and MSMEs Office.

The Mataram Police carried out an investigation since early January 2023, then the status of handling to the investigation stage took place in mid-September 2023.