Tardakwa And Witnesses Return State Money From BPNT Corruption To Mukomuko Prosecutor

The Mukomuko District Attorney's Office has named a new suspect in the BPNT corruption case, Thursday (26/1/2023) ANTARA

MUKOMUKO - Mukomuko District Attorney's Office, Bengkulu Province, received a partial refund of state losses in the alleged corruption case of the distribution of Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) for the 2019-2021 Fiscal Year. "It has been returned in the amount of Rp. 200 million from state losses worth Rp. 1 billion. The return status has been entrusted to the Public Prosecutor (KPU)," said Mukomuko Kejari Rudi Iskandar through Head of Special Investigation Unit Agung Malik Rahman Hakim in Mukomuko, Antara, Wednesday, April 26. The return of state losses worth Rp. 200 million was entrusted by the defendant who carried out the trial and witnesses. The witnesses involved in this corruption case are social assistance assistants such as BPNT and state civil servants. Each defendant and witness deposited state losses in varying amounts ranging from millions of rupiah to tens of millions of rupiah. "For the time being, the state loss money has been deposited into the account of the Mukomuko District Attorney. If this case has been submitted later, it will be deposited into the state treasury," he said. Meanwhile, as many as five people were named as suspects in the corruption case in the distribution of Non-Cash Food Assistance for the 2019-2021 Fiscal Year worth IDR 40 billion. Now five suspects who have served as defendants are still undergoing trial at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) in Bengkulu City. During the trial at the Bengkulu Corruption Court, the defendant alluded to a third party as a supplier of goods allegedly still related to the corruption case in the BPNT case.

"What is clear in this case is that we are open and transparent. We will inform you of any developments later, including the witnesses who will be summoned to attend the Bengkulu Corruption Court," he said.