Prosecutors Find New Evidence In The Village Fund Corruption Case In Nagan Raya Aceh

Special Criminal Case of Nagan Raya State Prosecutor Dedek Syumarta Suir (ANTARA)

ACEH - Investigators from the Nagan Raya District Attorney's Office, Aceh, have again found new evidence in their investigation of the alleged crime of corruption in village funds that occurred in Krueng Mangkom Village, Seunagan District.

Previously, investigators had also succeeded in obtaining a calculation of alleged state losses based on an inspection report (LHP) from the Nagan Raya Aceh District Inspectorate, with indications of state financial losses amounting to Rp523 million.

"The new evidence that we have found is still being investigated," said Head of the Nagan Raya Aceh District Attorney's Office, Dudy Mulya Kusumah, represented by the Head of the Special Crimes Section, Dedek Syumarta Suir, in Suka Makmue, quoted by Antara, Sunday, June 6.

The findings were obtained according to the results of an audit conducted on the management of village funds that occurred in the period 2016 to 2017.

Dedek also emphasized that the investigation of new evidence in the alleged corruption of village funds is still ongoing.

His party has also examined a number of witnesses to investigate the case, he said.

In addition, he said, in this case, investigators have also determined the status of suspects to three residents suspected of being former officers from Krueng Mangkom Village, Seunagan District, Nagan Raya Regency.

The three suspects, each with the initials MAS as a former village head, F as a former treasurer and S as a former village secretary.

According to Dedek, the determination of the status of suspects against the three former village officials was carried out by the Kejari Nagan Raya, after investigators obtained strong allegations of evidence against the alleged corruption crimes committed by the three.

"That as a result of the actions of the suspects, it is suspected that it resulted in state losses of approximately Rp. 523 million," said Dedek Syumarta.

The three suspects are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1), Article 3 of UURI Number 31 of 1999 as amended by UURI No. 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code, said Dedek.