In Addition To Lion Air Victims Aid, ACT's Criminal Investigation Unit Endus Diverts Other Donations Amounting To Trillions

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JAKARTA - The National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) stated that the Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) charitable foundation is not only suspected of misappropriating Boeing donation funds for the victims of the Lion Air JT-610 crash. Because, from the interim results there are other donations that are also suspected of being embezzled.

"Many, many, there will be more (allegations of misappropriation of other donations, ed)," said Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan when contacted, Tuesday, July 26.

However, Whisnu was reluctant to explain about the donation which was said to have been misappropriated by the charitable foundation. Investigators are still investigating further. Especially, looking for evidence and clues as a basis for proof.

"There are many more donations that we (check, ed)," he said.

In fact, it is predicted that the amount of donation funds misappropriated by ACT will reach trillions. Possibly, the nominal is the result of accumulation since the foundation was operating.

"ACT's pockets are big. Trillions," said Whisnu.

For information, in investigating the misappropriation of Boeing funds for victims of the Lion Air JT-610 plane crash, ACT used Rp34 billion which was not in accordance with its allocation.

Originally, Boeing provided aid funds for victims of the Lion Air JT-610 plane crash of around Rp138 billion. However, only Rp. 103 billion was used.

In this case, Ahyudin and Ibn Khajar have been named as suspects. They are former and President of ACT.

Then, investigators also named two other ACT officials as suspects. They had the initials H and NIA as members of the ACT advisors.

In this case, the suspects are suspected of Article 372 and 374 of the Criminal Code, Article 45a Paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 28 Paragraph 1 of the ITE Law.

Then Article 70 Paragraph 1 and 2 in conjunction with Article 5 of Law No. 28 of 2004 concerning foundations. As well as Articles 3, 4 and 5 concerning ML and Article 55 Jo 56 of the Criminal Code with the threat of 20 years in prison.