Alleged Corruption In West Manggarai Regional Government Assets, Prosecutors Seize IDR 1.2 Billion

West Manggarai Attorney General Bambang Dwi Murcolono/ Antara

JAKARTA - The special criminal investigation team of the West Manggarai District Attorney (Kejari) confiscated Rp 1.2 billion in money related to the alleged corruption case in the management of assets belonging to the West Manggarai Regency Government in Batu Cermin Village, Komodo District covering an area of 3.3 hectares.

The Head of the West Manggarai Kejari, Bambang Dwi Murcolono, said that the money was confiscated from witnesses in the case.

"We confiscated this amount of money from witnesses in the investigation into the 2012 case of alleged corruption in the management of assets belonging to the West Manggarai Regency Government," said Dwi when contacted from Kupang, reported by Antara, Friday, July 16.

Bambang said that there were 40 witnesses who were examined for the alleged corruption case, but not all of the Rp1.2 billion was confiscated from the 40 witnesses.

He added that in this case, the Prosecutor's Office is still carrying out investigations, so the West Manggarai Prosecutor's Office investigators have not been able to determine specifically for suspects.

However, he said again, in the not too distant future, his party will immediately convey or announce to the public who the suspects are in the alleged land corruption case in West Manggarai.

"Anyone who is a suspect, we are still in the investigation stage, maybe in the near future we will immediately convey to the public so that the public can know," he said again.

In this case, several witnesses have been examined, starting from a member of the West Manggarai DPRD and a number of state civil servants (ASN) of the West Manggarai Regency Government.