Alleged Corruption Of The 2017-2021 DAPM East Lombok, The Prosecutor's Office Examines 3 UPK Management Next Monday

Illustration of alleged corruption cases. (doc KPK)

NTB - The East Lombok District Attorney (Kejari) will collect information from three administrators of the activity management unit (UPK) related to the alleged corruption case in the management of the 2017-2021 Community Empowerment Trust Fund (DAPM).

Head of the Special Crimes Section of the East Lombok Kejari, Isa Ansyori, said that the examination of the three UPK administrators in Suela District, East Lombok is scheduled to take place on Monday, July 17.

"The UPK management that we have scheduled for Monday (17 July) is about three people, some are from the group's companion and treasurer," he said when met in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Thursday, July 13, which was confiscated by Antara.

Isa said that the examination of the three was the last examination in investigating this case.

Thus, if the three of them fulfill the summons, a total of 35 witnesses - including all recipient groups - have been examined by the East Lombok Kejari special criminal investigators.

After the thorough examination, Isa said that the East Lombok Kejari investigators would coordinate with the Inspectorate to calculate state losses in this case.

"After examining the witnesses, we immediately scheduled the agenda with the inspectorate to inform them that this case has reached an investigation and asked them to calculate state losses," he said.

The Kejari raised the status of the alleged corruption case of East Lombok DAPM to the investigation stage based on the results of the case title which has revealed indications of unlawful acts (PMH).

The management of this DAPM comes from APBN grant funds in the 2009 community service assistance program (BLM). This program is rolling in the community. They can get financial assistance in the form of group business loans.

Isa explained that this DAPM is a transformation of the Mandiri Rural National Community Empowerment Program (PNPM) in 2014, which is now operating using the budget of the BLM program.

The DAPM management, he said, manages business credit for the public based on a notary deed according to the conditions of the central government. They are in every sub-district with UPK status.

From the prosecutor's records, the DAPM in East Lombok Regency operates using the remaining budget of the PNPM Mandiri Perdesahan in 2009. The state was recorded to have gradually disbursed grant funds for East Lombok Regency with a total end in 2014 of IDR 1.5 billion.

Isa assured that the funds will continue to grow from the profit of business credit payments from community groups. In Suela District alone, he said, the DAPM management is now managing funds of at least IDR 4 billion.

Furthermore, he said the prosecutor's office had received information that confirmed the existence of PMH from the management of the DAPM in the investigation process. These criminal indications are related to credit deposits that do not reach the sub-district level of UPK.

One of the problems that arose, he explained, was that the business credit deposit money from community groups that had been deposited through the companion did not reach UPK.

Another allegation is related to disbursement of fictitious business loans. This criminal potential arises because there is no guarantee that credit recipients must be given to the DAPM management.

With this indication, the prosecutor's office noted a potential state loss of at least Rp. 1 billion. This nominal appears for the DAPM management period per year.