Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office Receives IDR 788 Million From Witness In Hajj Dormitory Corruption Case

Head of Investigation Unit of the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Danang Prasetyo. BETWEEN/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Special Criminal Investigation Team (Kejati) received money deposited from a number of witnesses in the revitalization corruption case for the construction of Hajj dormitories in 2020 worth IDR 788 million.

"Investigators from the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office have received another deposit from the witness, namely Rp. 23 million on Monday (21/8), so that the witnesses deposited the total money worth Rp. 788 million," said Head of Investigation at the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Danang Prasetyo, as reported by ANTARA, Selsa, August 22.

The money was made up of witness MT who returned Rp30 million on August 15, 2023, then on August 10, he received another Rp200 million in deposit from the witness with the initials M in the alleged corruption case in the construction of the Hajj dormitory in 2020.

"Witness M was previously a private company with a fee to borrow the company's flag. Because those who gave the company's flag felt guilty, the money was returned again," he said.

Furthermore, on August 3, 2023, a witness entrusted Rp75 million and on July 13, 2023, the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office received a deposit of Rp450 million from a contract-breaking contractor in the alleged corruption case of the construction of a hajj dormitory in 2020, namely PT Bahana Krida Nusantara.

The money, explained Danang, was handed over to the temporary holding account which was then used as evidence in the corruption case.

For the corruption case of revitalization of the construction of hajj dormitories in 2020, it caused state losses of Rp1.28 billion.

"Based on the results of an audit by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), the state loss is Rp1.28 billion and we thank BPKB for the results of the rapid audit," he said.

In addition, his party has named the Director of PT Bahana Krida Nusantara (BKN), namely SU as a suspect in the alleged corruption of the revitalization and development project of the Bengkulu Hajj Dormitory for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.