Palembang, KOTABARI.COM – The District Attorney’s Office of Palembang Class I has named a suspect in the alleged corruption case regarding the procurement of batik clothing materials for village officials at the Community Empowerment Office (PMD) and Villages in South Sumatra in 2021. The designated suspect is identified by the initials PP.
According to Ario Apriyanto Gopar, the Head of Special Criminal Investigation at the Palembang District Attorney’s Office, the investigation revealed that the suspect PP played a role as the Commitment Maker Officer (PPK) in the procurement process. The contract value for the batik material procurement amounted to Rp 2,559,783,600.
In his statement on Wednesday (24/4/2024), Ario Apriyanto Gopar disclosed that there was a financial loss to the state amounting to Rp 871,356,000 due to this alleged corruption case. In response, the prosecution has received a deposit for the return of state financial losses totaling Rp 154,292,434.
Furthermore, the investigative team from the Palembang District Attorney’s Office will continue to examine evidence to uncover the involvement of other parties who may be held criminally accountable. Additionally, they will proceed with further legal actions such as searches and seizures of assets suspected to have been acquired from corrupt practices.
The suspect PP has been detained at the Class 1 Pakjo Detention Center starting from today, Wednesday (24/4/2024), for a period of 20 days. This is a step towards law enforcement efforts to combat corruption in the region.