Prosecutor's Office Is Investigating The Alleged Corruption Of IDR 1.2 Billion At Perum DAMRI Bandung

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BANDUNG - The District Attorney's Office (Kejari) in Bandung, West Java, is investigating a corruption case of embezzlement of money at the Bandung Branch of Perum DAMRI which caused the company to lose around IDR 1.2 billion.

Head of Special Investigations Unit at the Bandung Attorney General's Office, Taufik Effendy, said that the embezzlement of the company's revenue (UPP) was allegedly carried out by an employee with the initials SS in the period 2016 to 2018.

"From 2016 to November 2018, there were several UPPs that were not deposited into the Bandung Branch of DAMRI cash, which SS acknowledged was true," said Taufik in Bandung, quoted by Antara, Friday, October 29.

Taufik explained that SS was the Head of UPP Pool I Kebon Kawung Perum DAMRI Bandung Branch. Perum DAMRI gets its revenue from two segments, namely from agglomeration buses and BRT buses.

The income is also managed by SS with operational needs such as daily expenses for buses or crews, starting from toll fees and road fees. However, some of the rest was allegedly not deposited by SS into the company's treasury.

There is also the determination of the suspect, said Taufik, in accordance with the number PRINT-1291/M.2.10/Fd.1/04/2020 dated 14-4-2020 jo. Print-3695/M.2.10/08/2021 dated 23-08-2021.

At the end of October 2021, Perum DAMRI also stopped eight bus service routes in the city of Bandung. The temporary suspension is the result of economic constraints at Perum DAMRI.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Perum DAMRI Sidik Pramono ensured that his party fully supports the entire legal process that is now being handled by the prosecutor's office.

However, he could not confirm whether the alleged corruption case was the cause of the temporary suspension of a number of DAMRI bus routes in Bandung.

"We cannot see whether it is related or not, then we are not in the authority to determine the determination of the legal process, these are two things that are not directly related," said Sidik.