West Kalimantan Provincial Government ASN Becomes Candidates For Civil Servants, IDR 55 Million Guaranteed To Pass And Turns Out To Be A Lie

JAKARTA - The Pontianak Police Criminal and Investigation Unit arrested an ASN with the initials AS (50) in the West Kalimantan Provincial Government who became a broker by luring the victim or promising to pass the CPNS as long as he paid a certain amount of money.

"We arrested the perpetrator or broker after the victim reported that he had been cheated with a total loss of Rp. 55 million," said Head of the Pontianak Police Investigation and Criminal Unit, Kompol Indra Asrianto in a written statement in Pontianak, Thursday, May 12.

The perpetrator is suspected of committing a criminal act of fraud and or embezzlement as referred to in Article 378 of the Criminal Code and or 372 of the Criminal Code.

This fraud incident occurred on August 25, 2017. The US offered its victims the ability to pass the CPNS acceptance test within the West Kalimantan Provincial Government as long as they were willing to pay Rp. 55 million.

"But after the victim paid Rp55 million, until December 2017, it turned out that there was no CPNS receipt. Then the victim asked for the Rp55 million to be returned, but until now the money has not been returned until the victim reports the case to the Pontianak Police for processing. further," said Commissioner Indra. quoted from Antara.

The perpetrator was arrested at his home, which is located at Jalan Parit H Muksin II, Sakura Mansion I Complex, Sungai Raya District, Kubu Raya Regency, Tuesday (10/5) at around 17.20 WIB.

From the provisional examination, the perpetrator admitted his actions and according to the perpetrator's statement, the victim's child did not pass the CPNS because the quota for accepting CPNS for the West Kalimantan Provincial Government Midwife was small.

"According to the perpetrator's confession, the money was used for daily needs and for medical treatment," he said.

On that occasion, the Head of the Pontianak Police Criminal Investigation Unit appealed to the public not to easily trust brokers or anyone who promises to pass the CPNS test, because this is indeed a fraud.