KENDARI - The Criminal Investigation Unit (Sat Reskrim) of the Kendari City Police (Polresta) is investigating a case of alleged extortion or extortion of hundreds of millions of rupiah at the Kendari Vocational High School (SMKN) 4 Kendari, South Sulawesi Province (Sultra).
Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kendari Police, AKP Welliwanto Malau, when contacted in Kendari, Wednesday, said that after receiving information regarding the alleged extortion, his party immediately sent personnel to visit SMKN 4 Kendari.
"Yes (conducting an investigation), we have secured cash for the extortion investigation that we are handling," said Welliwanto Malau.
He said that during the investigation, his party secured cash allegedly from the school's extortion of Rp. 36.2 million.
"It was handed over from the treasurer, witnessed by the principal to us (police) for us to secure it in the stages of the investigation of the alleged extortion," he said.
Welliwanto Malau explained that the cash that was secured as evidence was handed over directly by the school treasurer and witnessed by the Head of SMKN 4 Kendari Herman.
"We interrogated the treasurer and the headmaster, the money was found and we secured it, at that time the Provincial Head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs called the headmaster as well, because the headmaster informed through WA to one of the Provincial Religious Affairs Director that we (police) came to the school," explained Welliwanto Malau.
He revealed that from the investigation at SMKN 4 Kendari, his party had obtained information and documents and cash that were the evidence that there had been a Pungli crime at the school.
"For the submission of a certain amount of money, a receipt has been made," he said.
Previously, SMKN 4 Kendari returned the funds collected as an excuse for tuition fees to students of approximately Rp. 200 million.
Head of the Teacher and Education Staff (GTK) of the West Nusa Tenggara Education and Culture Service, Husrin, said the process of returning the tuition fee had been carried out, by handing it directly to each student.
"The return process has been ongoing today. We do it gradually per class so as not to disturb the learning atmosphere of students," he said.
He hopes that the event of collecting dues at SMKN 4 Kendari can be a lesson for all SMA or SMK in South Sulawesi, so that they do not collect any fees from students or their parents.
"Then there are positive things that we must pick up, that there are several activities in SMK and it is very difficult to finance in the BOS fund, that is also what we all need to study, so that the school can also run well," he said.
Head of SMKN 4 Kendari Herman explained that the membership fee was originally a participation fund from an agreement with the parents of students of Rp. 45 thousand per month or Rp. 270 thousand per semester. This fund is intended to pay the salaries of 12 honor teachers.
However, on the way, as many as 12 honor teachers were declared to have passed and were appointed as government employees with work agreements (PPPK). The teachers then received salary arrears (salary arrears) from the state from March to December.
"Because honor teachers have been promoted to PPPK and receive salaries from the government, there is a double receipt. Therefore, the participation money of parents who were previously used for their salaries from June to December, we now return it in full," he said.
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