Former Village Head In Sidoarjo Corruption Of IDR 174 Million Village Fund Becomes A Suspect

DOK Public Relations of the Sidoarjo Police

SURABAYA - The Sidoarjo Police Team arrested the former Head of Ngaban Village, Tanggulangin District, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java with the initials IN, 53. IN is suspected of corruption in the Village Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APB Desa) worth Rp174,638,235.

"The misuse of the budget was revealed after an investigation and audit of the calculation of state financial losses was carried out," said Sidoarjo Police Chief Kombes Kusumo Wahyu Bintoro, when releasing the case, Friday, October 1.

Kusumo said the corruption was revealed after an audit was conducted. This case began in 2017, where Ngaban Village received a total income of Rp. 1.9 billion, which was used to fund two fields, namely village development and community empowerment.

In using the budget for these two fields, the suspect IN did not involve the village treasurer or the Village Activity Implementation Team (TPKD). The use of the budget is not equipped with a Letter of Accountability (SPJ).

The two areas that are not equipped with the SPJ are the village development sector which includes 12 physical development items in the village. As well as the field of community empowerment which includes payment of honorarium for TPQ teaching staff and honorarium for waste management.

After an audit involving the audit team from ITS and the Sidoarjo Regency Government, it was found that the state loss due to the suspect's actions was worth Rp. 174 million.

"From the suspect's confession, he did this with the intention of seeking personal gain," he said.

From the results of the police examination, a number of evidences were found from the results of the criminal act of corruption IN. In the form of 45 receipts for payment of TPQ teacher fees and garbage transport fees, three bundles of Ngaban Village regulations, and 23 photocopies of legalized cash checks.

IN was charged with Article 2 and Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

"The suspect is threatened with life imprisonment or a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 20 years," he said.