Convicts Of Corruption Rehab Of Houses Of Worship In Aceh Arrested In Ciamis

Documentation - The intelligence team of the Attorney General's Office has arrested corruption convicts who entered the DPO in West Java. ANTARA/HO/Aceh Prosecutors' Penkum Section

JAKARTA - The Aceh High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has arrested corruption convicts who have been on the wanted list (DPO) since 2020 in Ciamis Regency, West Java.

The Head of Section for Legal Information at the Aceh Prosecutor's Office, Ali Rasab Lubis, explained that the arrested corruption convict was Ami Aristoni (44). Amin was arrested at his residence in Ciamis Regency, Monday, May 23.

"The person concerned is a corruption convict who has been on the DPO since 2020. The person concerned is a DPO at the Bener Meriah District Attorney, Aceh, who was arrested by the Intelligence Team of the Attorney General's Office," said Ali Rasab, Tuesday, May 24, quoted from Antara.

Ami Aristoni is the former Secretary of the Department of Highways and Human Settlements in the Bener Meriah Regency. He was found guilty based on the Supreme Court's decision with a sentence of one year in prison and a fine of IDR 50 million.

The Supreme Court declared Ami Aristoni legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption in the construction and rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure for places of worship in Bener Meriah Regency.

The budget for the construction and rehabilitation of the facilities and infrastructure of the house of worship reached Rp. 10 billion which was allocated in 2013. Meanwhile, the state losses caused by his actions reached Rp. 754 million.

He said the person concerned had been properly summoned to implement the Supreme Court's decision. But did not heed, instead fled since July 2020.

"The convict's arrest was after the AGO's Intelligence Team monitored his whereabouts. Currently, the person concerned is being held at the South Jakarta District Attorney's Office for further transfer to Aceh," he said.