Bintan Prosecutor's Office Has Not Upgraded Suspect Status In Suspected Case Of Alleged Corruption In TPA Land

Bintan Chief Prosecutor I Wayan Riana/Photo: Antara

TANJUNGPINANG - The District Attorney for Bintan Regency, Riau Islands has not yet named a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of land for final disposal sites (TPA), although it has increased the legal process from an investigation to a general investigation some time ago. May 12, said the investigation process was still ongoing to complete the evidence. "The parties suspected of being involved in this case have been examined. Several witnesses are still being called to give statements," he said, quoted by Antara. Wayan added that investigators had examined 18 witnesses related to the land acquisition case. TPA in South Tanjunguban, North Bintan District. The witnesses came from the Bintan Public Works Agency for Public Housing, the Bintan Perkim Service, the local sub-district and village head, BPN, and the Forestry Service. From the results of the examination of the related parties, investigators found allegations of corruption. using a regional budget of Rp. 2.4 billion. From the results of the investigation, it was found that elements were against the law," he said. The land acquisition project also involves Heri Wahyu, former head of the Department of Housing and Settlement Areas, who currently serves as the Head of Public Works and Public Housing in Bintan.

Investigators have examined Ari. Meanwhile, Heri Wahyu was questioned by investigators from the Bintan Kejari on January 12, 2022. In addition, the Bintan Kejari also examined the former village head as a witness in the case. Wayan explained that in the process of acquiring and acquiring the TPA land, according to him, there were indications that the land was not procedural. In addition, it was also found that the allegation of 5,711 square meters of the acquired land was in a limited production forest area, so that state losses were found. "We also found overlapping land ownership," he said. become a suspect in that case. "After submitting the material for the complete investigation, it will be announced who the suspect is," said the former KPK investigator.