Investigators Find New Evidence Regarding The Housing Funds Corruption In Bali

Head of Intelligence Section of the Karangasem District Prosecutor's Office I Dewa Gede Semara Putra. (Ayu Khania Pranisitha/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Investigation Team of the Karangasem District Prosecutor's Office, Bali, found new evidence related to the alleged corruption of house renovation funds in Tianyar, Karangasem Regency, Bali.

"From that case, after five people were named as suspects, the Karangasem Prosecutor's team of investigators conducted another examination of seven new witnesses," said Head of Intelligence Section of the Karangasem Prosecutor's Office, I Dewa Gede Semara Putra, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, April 20.

He said investigators also found new evidence in the form of savings or accounts owned by one of the suspects. He said the account was allegedly used for transactions so far.

"Evidence is in the form of a new account that is owned by one of the suspects. This account is used for transactions from financial assistance for house renovation," explained Semara Putra.

In addition, the seven witnesses who had just been questioned were residents who received assistance and several other related parties. He said, after conducting an examination in accordance with initial evidence, it was true that the five suspects had committed the corruption allegation.

"It is in accordance with the initial evidence that we have to perfect that the act was actually carried out by the suspects who had been previously detained," he said.

Before the determination of the suspect, more than 100 witnesses were examined. After the suspect was determined, there were additional additions, including the addition of seven witnesses.

The five people who were named as suspects, two of whom were village officials with the initials APJ as the Village Head, IGS as Head of Finance, and IGT, IGSJ, IKP were residents of the Tianyar Village, Karangasem, Bali.

The five suspects are suspected of having violated Article 2 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 18 Paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law No.31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended and supplemented by Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 20 of 2001 concerning changes to Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 31 of 1999. regarding the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code. With a maximum penalty of 20 years.

In the beginning, an irregularity was found, in which the house renovation project was not completed in the allotted time until there were many complaints from beneficiaries. One of them complained about the lack of materials to additional costs.