JAKARTA - Investigators from the Mataram City Police, West Nusa Tenggara, have again examined the former Deputy Regent of Sumbawa Dewi Noviany (DN) in his status as a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of COVID-19 masks.
Head of the Mataram Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Adjunct Commissioner of Police, Regi Halili, confirmed that there was an additional investigation into the suspect, the former Sumbawa Deputy Regent, who had just been detained on Wednesday (6/8) at the Mataram Police Detention Center.
"Yes, that's right. This is just an additional examination, the same as last Thursday (7/8)," he said in Mataram, Thursday, quoted by Antara.
From observations at the Mataram Police Headquarters, the suspect DN was seen undergoing examination wearing orange prison clothes with another suspect, Raibatul Adawiyah (RA).
The follow-up examination was carried out with the assistance of each legal representative on the second floor of the Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA) building of the Mataram Police Satreskrim.
Until 17.00 WITA, the investigation of the two suspects was still ongoing.
DN's attorney, Kusnaini, on the previous occasion said that his client in this case had nothing to do with the procurement under the NTB Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Office.
"Mrs. Novi is not a technical UPTD, but a Head of Subdivision at BPKAD NTB. So, she only helps facilitate MSMEs, that's all. She is not PA, she is not PPA, PPTK, or other technical officials related to the procurement," he said.
The MSMEs who were assisted to get this project were only one and were on Sumbawa Island named UD Family Taylor with a total procurement of 48,000 masks.
"So, his capacity is only to help when MSMEs need funds, he supports funding related to the procurement of masks. After this work is completed, MSMEs return the funds," he said.
The suspect DN also before undergoing detention said that the funds lent to MSMEs amounted to Rp178 million with the aim of helping MSMEs on Sumbawa Island to get income amid the economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The younger brother of the former NTB Governor Zulkieflimansyah is undergoing detention at the Mataram Police Detention Center along with five other suspects. Just like other suspects, investigators detained DN after the first examination as a suspect.
Five other suspects in the COVID-19 mask case were Wirajaya Kusuma (WK), Kamaruddin (KAM), Cholid Tomasoang Bulu (CTB), M. Hariyadi Wahyudi (MHW), and Rabiatul Adawiyah (RA).
In handling this case, the police have examined at least 120 witnesses, experts, and found the results of the audit of state losses from the NTB Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) worth Rp1.58 billion from the nominal procurement of Rp12.3 billion.
In determining the suspect, investigators applied Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.
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