Witness: Regent Of HSU Inactive Receives Money From The Deduction Of The Official Travel Budget Of Civil Servants

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BANJARMASIN - The inactive HSU Regent H Abdul Wahid is said to have received donations from the budget cut for Official Travel Orders (SPPD) for employees within the HSU Regency Government, South Kalimantan who are on official trips outside the region.

"I was deducted 30 percent from the SPPD as a donation to the defendant," said former Acting Head of the Personnel, Education and Training Agency (BKPP) HSU H Ahmad Yusri while giving testimony at the Banjarmasin Corruption Court against the inactive HSU Regent H Abdul Wahid as reported by Antara, Monday. , April 18th.

He admitted to handing over part of the SPPD to the District Secretary of HSU HM Taufik since at least 2019 which the Secretary said was intended as a donation to the regent.

"He deducted it after the official trip finished when the money was liquidated," said Yusri.

This testimony also attracted the attention of the Chairman of the Panel of Judges, Yusriansyah.

"Indeed, Mr. Regent, this person does not have money, why is he given a donation?" he said.

However, Ahmad Yusri's testimony was immediately denied by HSU Secretary HM Taufik when asked by the panel of judges.

He also denied when asked by the public prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) whether approximately Rp. 100 million in cash in a plastic bag found by KPK investigators in his bedroom was related to the alleged collection of SPPD allowance deductions within the HSU District Government.

"That's my official travel allowance and the profit as a newsagent," said Taufik.

Furthermore, witness Syaifullah as Head of the Development Section of the HSU Regency Secretariat said that from 2017 to 2021, the official salary and allowances received by the regent were approximately Rp. 323 million.

Meanwhile, witness Syaifullah as the Head of the Development Section of the HSU Regency Secretariat who is also the Head of the Procurement Service Unit (ULP) was dug up for his testimony regarding the lists of work packages and prospective contractors who won projects within the HSU Regency Government.

It is known that in this case, Abdul Wahid besides being charged with corruption in the case of sharing irrigation project fees at the HSU Public Works, Spatial Planning and Land Agency (PUPRP), also faces charges of money laundering (TPPU) by the KPK prosecutor.

Former Plt Kadis PUPRP HSU) Maliki has been sentenced by a panel of judges to six years in prison. Meanwhile, the two contractors, Marhaini and Fachriadi, were sentenced to one year and nine months in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million.