Arowana Fish Procurement Corruption Case Of IDR 1.1 Billion In Kapuas Hulu Will Soon Be Tried

Illustration of ornamental fish arowana. (Unsplash)

KAPUAS HULU - Kejaksaan Negeri (Kejari) Kapuas Hulu, Central Kalimantan, melimpahkan perkara dugaan tindak pidana korupsi (Tipikor) pengadaan fish Arowana ke Pengadilan Tipikor Pontianak untuk proses persidangan.

"We have transferred the case to the Pontianak Corruption Court, just waiting for the trial schedule," said Head of the Special Crimes Section of the Kapuas Hulu District Attorney, Lasido Heritson Panjaitan, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 9.

He conveyed that in this case there were two suspects with the initials S and IS who were involved in the corruption in the procurement of Arwana fish at the Kapuas Hulu Fisheries Service in 2020 with a budget of IDR 1.1 billion.

"For the actions of the two suspects, the state suffered a loss of approximately Rp. 350 million," he said.

Previously, the two suspects S and IS were detained by the Kapuas Hulu District Attorney on Monday at 17.29 WIB. In the investigation and investigation of the case dozens of witnesses have been examined, including expert witnesses.

He emphasized that in handling cases of alleged corruption, his party did not only take legal action, but also efforts to recover or recover state losses were mandatory.

"The state loss must be returned by the perpetrators because it is an obligation and we could confiscate the assets belonging to the corruptors," said Lasido.

Di sisi hukum, kata dia, kedua tersangka itu dijerat primair pasal 2 ayat (1) jo pasal 18 Undang-Undang Nomor 31 Tahun 1999 tentang pemberantasan tindak pidana korupsi, sebagaimana telah diubah dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2021 tentang perubahan atas Undang-Undang Nomor 31 Tahun 1999 tentang pemberantasan tindak pidana korupsi.

Furthermore, the subsidiary of Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption.