Village Head Suspect Corruption Rp471 Million Village Fund Detained By Inhu Riau Prosecutor

The suspect was detained by officers from the Indragiri Hulu District Attorney's Office, Tuesday (19/7/2022). (ANTARA/Asri)

INDRAGIRI HULU - Investigators from the Indragiri Hulu (Inhu) State Prosecutor's Office, Riau, detained the Head of Kelayang Village, Rakit Kulim District, initials A, after being questioned for several hours on suspicion of corruption in the Village Fund amounting to Rp471 million.

"Detention is to facilitate the examination process and the value of losses after the Indragiri Hulu Inspectorate audit," said Indragiri Hulu District Attorney (Kejari) Furkonsyah Lubis in Rengat as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 19.

He said the detention of the suspect was to facilitate the process of further investigation, from Tuesday (19/7) to the next 20 days.

Suspect A is subject to Articles 2 and 3 of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

In the process of investigating the suspect, it was strongly suspected that he had committed a criminal act of corruption in activities sourced from Riau Province funds in 2020. Investigators also managed to secure Rp 100 million in funds.

Furthermore, investigators will still confiscate a number of assets belonging to the suspect.

"In addition, from the statements of witnesses and suspects that the money from corruption was used for A's personal interests," he said.

Chronologically, Kajari said, the treasurer and the Kelayang Village Head (Kades) went to a bank to seek Village Funds from Riau province in 2020. After the funds were taken, the suspect was immediately taken and controlled by the suspect on the grounds of costing a number of activities.

After the 2020 fiscal year started, it turned out that the suspect could not account for the money used and even the activities from the funds were not carried out or were fictitious.