West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Arrests Ambawang Bridge Corruption Convict Who Has Been Fugitive Since 2018

The West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office arrested a corruption convict for the construction of the Ambawang Bridge on behalf of Chandra Mulana, who has been on the run since 2018.

PONTIANAK - The West Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Kalbar) team arrested a convict of corruption in the construction of the Ambawang Bridge on behalf of Chandra Mulana, who has been on the run since 2018.

"The convict was arrested at a coffee shop on Jalan Merdeka Pontianak by the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Fugitive Arrest Team, which has been on the wanted list (DPO) since 2018," said Head of the West Kalimantan Attorney General's Office (Kajati) Masyudi as quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 3.

The convict became the DPO of the West Kalimantan Attorney General's Office since the decision of the Supreme Court (cassation) Number 1970 K/PID.SUS/2017 dated March 21, 2018, and during his tenure as a DPO the convict always moved from place to place.

The convict committed corruption in the construction of the Ambawang CS Bridge or the construction of a box culvert in 2009 in the non-vertical work unit for the construction of roads and bridges in West Kalimantan Province with a contract value of Rp. 3.9 billion. Furthermore, based on amendment 2 dated October 9, 2009 the contract value was changed to Rp4.3 billion.

In this case, PT Asria Nurlinda Inti Sejahtera as the project implementer has transferred the work package to DPO or convicts Chandra Mulana and Novell Ludvi Yunus (who have been executed by the Sanggau Kejari) on November 9, 2020.

"This corrupt practice, because as the recipient of the subcontractor was carried out by DPO Chandra Mulana and his colleagues fictitiously, but still received payments, resulting in a loss to the state of IDR 238 million based on the results of the 2013 West Kalimantan Representative BPKP audit," he said.

Then based on the decision of the Supreme Court (cassation) Number 1970 K/PID.SUS/2017 dated March 21, 2018, both Chandra Mulana and Novell Ludvi Yunus were sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 million each, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.