The National Police Corruption Task Force Supervises Oil And Fertilizer Distribution In Lampung

The National Police's Special Task Force for Corruption Prevention (Satgasus Tipikor) supervises and monitors the distribution of cooking oil/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The National Police's Special Task Force for Corruption Prevention (Satgasus Tipikor) supervises and monitors the distribution of cooking oil and subsidized fertilizers and other basic commodities in Lampung Province.

Police Corruption Task Force member Yudi Purnomo said the team led by Hotman Tambunan together with Harun Al Rasyid, Herbert Nababan, Yudi Purnomo, M. Praswad Nugraha, Yulia Anastasia Fuada, A. Damanik, Andi Rachman, Nita and Erfina had finished carrying out a series of activities. activities related to anticipating rising prices for basic necessities including cooking oil as well as preventing misuse of subsidized fertilizer distribution in Lampung Province.

"This activity is an order from the National Police Chief to detect, coordinate, and recommend steps to prevent corruption in the business process of production and distribution of basic goods," said Yudi in a written statement received in Jakarta, Friday, April 22.

According to him, with the monitoring and supervision measures carried out by the team so as not to interfere with the availability and affordability of these basic goods, especially ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2022.

"The focus of monitoring is on subsidized cooking oil and subsidized fertilizer so that they are suitable for their designation and are not misused by unauthorized parties," said the former KPK investigator, quoted by Antara.

This monitoring activity was carried out by observing directly in the field and holding discussions with the Governor of Lampung Arinal Djunaidi and his staff, and the Regent of North Lampung. The team was also accompanied by the Lampung Regional Police.

Meanwhile, the Head of the National Police Corruption Crime Task Force Team, Hotman Tambunan, said the task force had carried out an in-depth investigation of basic goods, particularly cooking oil and subsidized fertilizer.

From this investigation, he continued, the National Police Corruption Crime Task Force Team found, among other things, that the level II (city/district) local government seemed powerless to intervene in the availability of cooking oil in its territory because the level II local government was not given access at all just to see who only cooking oil retailer in the region.

"They really depend only on the intention of producers and distributors to distribute cooking oil in their area," said Hotman.

Meanwhile, the results of the research for subsidized fertilizers found that the problem was still around collecting data on recipients of subsidized fertilizers and the availability of fertilizer for farmers.

From this finding, Hotman stated that Lampung was an area of observation by the National Police Corruption Crime Task Force Team. The team will closely monitor the distribution of subsidized fertilizers and cooking oil in Lampung.

"We will return later to see the follow-up and process improvements in relation to the production and distribution of basic goods, especially sugar, cooking oil and subsidized fertilizer," he said.

Previously, the Corruption Crime Task Force Team of the National Police had also stepped in to supervise the provinces of East Java, South Sulawesi and West Sumatra.