Muaradua, KOTABARI.COM – The Special Crime Investigation Team (Pidsus) of the District Attorney’s Office in OKU Selatan has officially named two suspects in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of People’s Business Credit (KUR) funds at the subsidiary branch of the state-owned bank in the Muaradua sub-district.
EH, the former head of the subsidiary branch of the state-owned bank, and a former member of the Regional Representative Council (DPRD) OKU Selatan identified as EHS (late) have been identified as suspects in the corruption case related to the KUR funds for the years 2021-2022, with an estimated state loss of Rp1.4 billion, as stated by the Head of the District Attorney’s Office, Dr. Adi Purnama SH, MHum.
However, despite EH being named a suspect, the investigation team has not executed an arrest due to their current health condition, revealed by the District Attorney on Thursday (11/16/2023).
The suspect EH underwent interrogation for over four hours on the same day. Nevertheless, the investigators refrained from arrest due to EH’s health constraints.
Meanwhile, the late suspect EHS, a former member of DPRD OKU Selatan, remains a suspect, but the case will be closed with a Discontinuance of Investigation Letter (SP3).
The District Attorney affirmed that EH, for the alleged involvement in the KUR fund corruption case, faces potential charges under Articles 1, 2, and 3 of Law Number 30 of 2002 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Criminal Acts, with a potential imprisonment term of over 5 years.
This ongoing case is subject to further investigation by the Pidsus team of the District Attorney’s Office in OKU Selatan to unearth more details regarding the purported corrupt practices associated with the allocation of KUR funds at the state-owned bank’s subsidiary branch in the Muaradua sub-district.