Jambu Village Fund Corruption Dompu NTB, Kejari Detains 3 Suspects To Prevent Escape

Officers escorted three suspects to undergo detention by prosecutors at Class II B Dompu Prison, Tuesday (14/10/2025). (ANTARA/HO-Kejari Dompu)

The District Attorney (Kejari) of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara has detained three suspects in the alleged corruption case of Jambu Village funds for the 2020-2022 fiscal year.

The Head of the Kejari Dompu Burhanuddin said that investigators had entrusted the detention of the suspects at the Class II B Dompu Prison.

"Following up the investigation, we detained three suspects at the Class IIB Dompu Prison," he said in Dompu, Wednesday, which was confiscated by Antara.

The three suspects have the initials M, the Head of Jambu Village, the Jambu Village Secretary for the period July 2021-February 2023 initials F and the Finance Head of Jambu Village in 2014-2022.

Burhanuddin stated that this detention was part of an effort to prevent the suspect from escaping and eliminating evidence.

Investigators have named three suspects on suspicion of jointly committing a criminal act of corruption, resulting in state financial losses of Rp878 million in accordance with the results of the Dompu Inspectorate audit.

In this investigation, the prosecutor's office was noted to have searched the Dompu Community Empowerment and Village Government Office (DPMPD) and collected evidence from witness statements, experts, and auditors.

From the results of the case title, investigators applied Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 3 jo. Article 18 paragraph (1) letter b of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.