The Pontianak District Attorney (Kejari) has detained the Head of the Communication and Information Office (Kominfo) of West Kalimantan Province, with the initials S, along with a partner with the initials AL, related to alleged corruption in the 2022 fiber optic network procurement project.
"The two suspects are suspected of being involved in budget irregularities of more than Rp. 3 billion which is detrimental to the state," said Head of the Intelligence Section of the Pontianak Kejari, Dwi Setiawan Kusumo, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 29.
His party transferred the two suspects along with evidence to the public prosecutor to continue the legal process. The detention was carried out after strong evidence was found that led to their involvement in the deviation of the fiber optic project budget aimed at improving the internet network between local government agencies.
"Two suspects, namely S as Head of the West Kalimantan and Navy Communications and Informatics Service as project implementer, were detained after we found preliminary evidence showing irregularities in the fiber optic procurement project aimed at improving the internet network between OPDs in West Kalimantan," said Dwi.
The two suspects were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption which was amended by Law Number 20 of 2021, and Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code. "As a result of their actions, the state was harmed by more than Rp. 3 billion," said Dwi.
Both are now being held at the Class IIA Pontianak State Detention Center (Rutan) for a period of detention for the next 20 days. This detention was carried out while waiting for the continuation of the investigation and trial process in court.
Meanwhile, the Head of Special Crimes at the Pontianak Kejari, Telasa Saing, revealed that the project for procuring this fiber optic network will begin in 2021 with an initial budget of more than IDR 6 billion, using an e-catalog system and monthly payments of around IDR 500 million.
In 2022, the West Kalimantan Kominfo Service will again procure a budget of more than IDR 5 billion which then experienced an increase through an addendum to IDR 5.7 billion to reach 50 regional apparatus organizations (OPD), previously only 40 OPD.
However, the procurement process was carried out without an auction procedure in accordance with the provisions.
The provider company, PT Borneo Cakrawala Media, was immediately appointed by the West Kalimantan Communications and Information Service without any auction, although this activity has been planned since December 2021," he explained.
The determination of the suspect was carried out after investigators collected two sufficient pieces of evidence, including witness testimony, expert testimony, and other supporting documents.
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