Investigators Confiscated IDR 270 Million Related To The Corruption Case Of Central Aceh Hospital

BANDA ACEH - Investigator Unit I Sub-Directorate III of Corruption Crimes at the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Aceh Police confiscated Rp270 million in cash related to the investigation into alleged corruption in the construction of a regional hospital in Central Aceh Regency.

"Investigators confiscated Rp270 million as evidence in the case of the collapse of the regional hospital terrace in Central Aceh Regency," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Aceh Police Kombes Winardy in Banda Aceh as reported by ANTARA, Friday, July 14.

The confiscation of the money was led by Kompol Budi Nasuha Waruwu and witnessed by the Aceh Province Development Finance Supervisory Agency (BPKP). The money was confiscated from two witnesses with the initials SB and HD.

The money confiscated from SB was Rp. 70 million and from HD amounting to Rp. 200 million. The process of confiscation of the money took place at the Central Aceh Police in Takengon, the capital city of Central Aceh Regency.

"Furthermore, the money from the confiscation was sent to the account of evidence from the Directorate of Detention and Evidence of the Aceh Police," said Winardy, who is also the former Head of Public Relations of the Aceh Police.

Previously, the investigation team of Unit I of the Corruption Crime Sub-Directorate (Tipikor) of the Special Criminal Directorate of the Aceh Police searched the Central Aceh District Health Office (Dinkes) regarding the investigation into alleged corruption in the construction of hospitals.

"The search is to find documents related to the construction work of the regional hospital in the central region of Aceh Province for the 2011 budget year," said Winardy.

This search was carried out to find administrative evidence to complete documents in the context of investigating the case of the construction of a regional hospital in the central region of Aceh Province.

"From the search, the team secured dozens of documents which were then made news of the handover and will immediately be followed up to obtain a confiscation permit from the local district court," he said.

Currently, the investigation into the alleged corruption case in the construction of the hospital is awaiting the completion of the calculation of state financial losses by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).

"Investigators are also accompanying BPKP to clarify the final statements of witnesses and technical teams from the Lhokseumawe Polytechnic and Syiah Kuala University. Later, after the results of the BPKP come out, a suspect will be determined," he said.

The budget for the continued work on the construction of the regional magic house reached Rp7.9 billion. The hospital's continued construction budget is managed by the Central Aceh District Health Office.

"Regarding this case, investigators apply Article 2 and Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended into Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption in conjunction with 55 of the Criminal Code," said Winardy.