As A Suspect In BLT Corruption, This Former ASN In Tengerang Had BEEN HIT WHEN He Was Forcibly Picked Up By Officers

The District Attorney (Kejari) of Tangerang Regency, Banten Province has named a former state civil servant (ASN) in the Solear District Government with the initials DS as a suspect in the BLT corruption case. ANTARA/Azmi.

TANGERANG - The District Attorney (Kejari) of Tangerang Regency, Banten Province named a former state civil servant (ASN) in the Solear District Government with the initials DS as a suspect. DS is suspected of being involved in the 2021 corruption case of the direct cash assistance program (BLT). Head of the Special Crimes Section at the Tangerang District Attorney's Office, Fariando Rusman, said the determination and detention of the suspect was based on the letter of the Head of the Tangerang District Attorney's Office Number: PRINT-1708/M.6.12/Fd.1/11/2023 dated November 7, 2023. In addition, the determination is also based on two pieces of evidence found by the Kejari investigators in the form of witness statements and documents. "The suspect DS is suspected of having committed a criminal act of BLT corruption and a fictitious physical project of Rp402 million," he said in Tangerang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, November 8. If in handling cases of alleged corruption against the former ASN, there were problems. Where, the suspect had been absent several times from the summons. "When the summons was made, the suspect never complied with the summons. We were forced to pick him up forcibly," he said. He explained that during the pick-up process by the investigative team, the suspect tried to hide at his residence in Cirendeu Village, Rt/Rw 02/01, Cikareo Village, Solear District. "Indeed, it was said that there was none. But when the search was carried out, the suspect turned out to be in the room," he said. He added that in handling the case, the Tangerang District Attorney's Office is still developing and tracing the proceeds of corruption that have been used by the suspect.

"The suspect faces up to four years in prison. For the money from the corruption, we are still investigating what it is used for," he said.