Polda Gathers Hundreds Of Sekwan Employees Of The Riau DPRD, Asks For Fictitious SPPD Case Flow Money To Be Returned

Dirkrimsus Polda Riau Kombes Pol. Ade Kuncoro Ridwan (ANTARA/Annisa Firdausi)

PeKANBARU - Riau Regional Police have gathered hundreds of State Civil Apparatus (ASN), experts, and honorary staff from the secretary of the DPRD council who are suspected of receiving a flow of funds from the alleged corruption case of the 2020-2021 Official Travel Order (SPPD).

Direktur Ditreskrimsus Polda Riau Kombes Ade Kuncoro Ridwan mengatakan, pihaknya meminta para penerima dana tersebut untuk mengembalikan uang kepada penyidik sebagai barang bukti. Hingga saat ini, barang bukti yang telah disita mencapai Rp7,1 miliar, di luar aset bergerak maupun tidak bergerak yang juga telah disitas.

"We hope that they are aware and hand over the money received to increase asset recovery. We will continue to accelerate this case, and the process of determining the suspect will be carried out after the case title," said Kombes Ade as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, January 17.

According to him, of the 401 witnesses who were targeted for examination, 353 people had been examined.

On Friday (17/1) as many as 297 people were present in person, while some attended through a "zoom meeting" because they were out of town.

The Riau Police have identified three groups of recipients of the flow of funds, namely ASN, experts, and honorary workers. The nominal varies, ranging from below Rp. 100 million to more than Rp. 300 million.

Investigators gave a deadline until the end of January for refunds, along with the completion of an audit of state losses by the Audit Agency for Finance and Development of Riau.

"I emphasize that the handling of this case will continue and we will accelerate it," he said.