JAYAPURA - The Papuan Police have named the former regent of Yalimo LP as a suspect in the corruption of Rp1 billion in social assistance funds.

The Director of Criminal Investigation at the Papua Police, Kombes Ricko Taruna, said the former Yalimo Regent for the 2016-2020 period had been detained since Monday, October 25.

The case began with news on social media regarding the Yalimo Regional Government making payments to community representatives using social assistance funds worth Rp. 1 billion.

The payment of community demands was not in accordance with the criteria for the provision of social assistance funds by Permendagri Number 32 of 2011 concerning guidelines for granting and social assistance sourced from the regional budget (APBD), resulting in a state financial loss of Rp. 1 billion based on LHAPKKN from the BPKP Papua Representative. .

In this case, 18 witnesses were questioned, including three experts.

The former Yalimo Regent was charged with Article 2 paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.


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