Corruption Suspects In Fund Management Of Perusda Kerap Receive Threats, West Sumbawa Kejari Ready To Guarantee Security

Kasi Pidsus Kejari Sumbawa Barat Lalu Irwan Suyadi. (ANTARA/Dhimas B.P.)

The prosecutor stated that he was ready to guarantee the safety and security of the suspect from a third party with the initials EK who was involved in the alleged corruption case in the management of government capital participation funds for the Regional Public Company (Perusda) of West Sumbawa Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. "Of course, the security and safety of the suspect is part of our task. We guarantee that," said Head of the Special Crimes Section of the Sumbawa Kejari Lalu Irwan Suyadi when contacted in Mataram, Antara, Wednesday, August 30. In an effort to provide security and safety guarantees for the suspect, Irwan said that his party had coordinated with the police. "To anticipate things that are not desirable, we are also in handling this case asking for security support from the police," he said. He also confirmed that there was information that the suspect EK admitted that he often received threats, as did his family. The information on the threat of safety then became the basis for the suspect through his legal adviser Lalu Anton Hariawan submitted a request to the prosecutor's office for the agenda of the examination to run at the NTB Prosecutor's Office, Mataram City. "Yes, there was a request like that, but because the location of the incident (the crime case) was in West Sumbawa, the suspect must also be examined here," he said. Previously, the legal adviser to suspect EK, Lalu Anton Hariawan, stated the reason for his client's absence from the investigator's examination agenda. "Why not attend? Because our client and his family have received threats from this case. So, not being present not because they fled, but because they intended to protect themselves and their families," said Anton. Anton also said that his client had evidence of bank transfer documents to a number of regional officials. He also stated that he was ready to reveal the evidence in court. Suspect EK in this case is the director of a private company that acts as a partner of Perusda West Sumbawa. EK was named a suspect along with SA, Director of Perusda West Sumbawa. One of the pieces of evidence that stated EK and SA as suspects was related to the discovery of indications of unlawful acts and the emergence of potential state losses of Rp. 2.1 billion in the management of government capital participation funds for the period 2016 to 2021 with a total of Rp. 7.2 billion. With the construction of these findings, investigators named both of them as suspects in the alleged management of capital participation that was not in accordance with the provisions of the cooperation agreement. The capital is given first to the PAM company. Meanwhile, the cooperation agreement was made long ago from the date the capital was given. In addition to the alleged error, it is strongly suspected that the PAM company did not carry out its obligations according to the cooperation agreement. By finding indications of such a violation of the law, investigators apply the allegations of Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code jo. Article 64 of the Criminal Code.

From the determination of this suspect, the prosecutor's investigator has detained SA by entrusting him to the West Sumbawa Police Detention Center.