Prosecutor's Office Bans Corruption Suspects In Procurement Of Village Cars In Tangerang

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TANGERANG - Investigators from the Tangerang District Attorney's Office (Kejari), Banten, have issued a letter of application for prevention and deterrence (blockage) to the Immigration Office against Sutisna, a suspect in a corruption case involving the procurement of village operational cars for the 2018 fiscal year in the area.

"We have issued a letter of banning him from going abroad (Sutisna, a corruption suspect)," said Head of the Special Crimes Section (Pidsus) Deny Marincka as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 13.

He said the whereabouts of the corruption suspect was not yet confirmed. Therefore, his party also issued a ban to facilitate the process of arresting the suspect.

"Sutisna is not at home until now. Neither is at the house of the first or second wife," he said.

Sutisna, the former Head of Bonisari Village, Pakuhaji District, had previously been named a suspect since June 9 in a corruption case in the procurement of village operational cars and is now on a national fugitive from the Tangerang District Attorney's Office, due to being absent from several investigators' calls.

"Sutisna was named a suspect in the case of corruption in funds for the procurement of village operational cars on June 9. She did not come at the time of determination," he said.

In this case, the Tangerang District Attorney's Office has named five suspects, namely SA, a former member of the Tangerang Regency DPRD, SN, a former Pasir Gintung village head, M, a former Gaga village head, DM, a former Buaran Mangga village head, and a former Bonisari STN village head or Sutisna.

Of the four former village heads who have also been named as suspects, it is known that they have given money of Rp. 789 million to the suspect SA for the purchase of a car. However, the money was not given to the showroom owner.

However, the state also suffered losses estimated at Rp600 million due to corruption by the four former village heads.

"So in 2018 the Tangerang Regency Community Empowerment and Village Administration (DPMPD) issued a circular to village heads regarding the procurement of village operational cars. The total budget allocated was IDR 20 billion for 27 villages," he said.