BANDA ACEH - The prosecutor of the East Aceh District Attorney's Office (Kejari) has detained the President Director (Dirut) of PT Beurata Maju, one of the local Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD), in connection with alleged palm oil corruption.
Head of the East Aceh District Attorney's Office Ibsaini said the CEO of the BUMD with the initials D was detained by the Prosecutor's Office after the investigating prosecutor named him a suspect.
"The arrest of suspect D is for the purpose of further investigation. Suspect D is being held at the Correctional Institution or Idi Class IIB Prison, East Aceh Regency," said Ibsaini as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, February 19.
Previously, he said, the East Aceh District Attorney's Office investigated indications of corruption in the management of oil palm plantations by PT Beurata Maju in 2022 and 2023.
Based on the results of the investigation and investigation, the company owned by the East Aceh Regency Government manages 490 hectares of oil palm plantations. However, it is reported that there are 200 hectares of oil palm.
"Furthermore, there are indications that the proceeds from the sale of palm oil are not deposited into the regional treasury. In fact, the money from the palm oil plantation manager should go into the regional treasury," said Ibsaini.
From the results of the inspection or audit of the Aceh Regency Inspectorate, he said, the state's losses in the management of oil palm by the BUMD were more than IDR 1.2 billion.
Ibsaini emphasized that the investigators of the East Aceh District Attorney's Office were still investigating the involvement of other parties in the management of finances at the regional company.
"Investigators are still working to investigate this case. It is not impossible that there are parties who are also responsible. We also see the facts and evidence in the trial later," said Ibsaini.
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