Investigators from the South Sulawesi Regional Police’s Criminal Investigation Department uncovered 31 cases of criminal acts of corruption with 21 people named as suspects. South Sulawesi Regional Police Chief, Inspector General Yudhiawan, said that dozens of criminal acts of corruption were combined into three files. These include criminal acts of corruption related to physical work, banking and abuse of authority.
“There are 3 LPs (police reports) combined into one. There are 21 suspects, we are also combining these 3 LPs,” he said, in Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Tuesday (12/11).
Yudhiawan explained that in the physical work corruption case, the South Sulawesi Regional Police’s Ditreskrimsus investigated several cases, namely the construction of the 18 kilometer Sabang-Tallang road in North Luwu Regency by the PUTR Service of South Sulawesi Province in 2020. Furthermore, the construction of the Labukang Market by the Parepare City Trade Service in the 2019 fiscal year.
“The modus operandi is borrowing and using the company. PPK and PPTK do not control contracts, change specifications in the field, do not carry out work according to the contract or do not comply with work specifications and the use of managerial personnel does not comply with the contract,” he explained.
Meanwhile, the respective cases of alleged banking corruption include the granting of Bank BPD Sulselbar construction credit facilities to PT Aiwondeni Permai in 2020 and the granting of Bank BPD Sulselbar Sengkang Branch construction credit facilities to PT Delima Agung Utama in 2021.
Furthermore, the provision of construction working capital credit facilities at Bank Sulselbar Takalar Branch to PT Letebbe Putra Group in 2021-2022 and the provision of People’s Enterprise credit facilities (KUR) at Bank BRI Unit Mappasaile Pangkep Branch in 2019-2021.
Then, providing Bank BRI KUR facilities for the Takkallala Unit in Soppeng Regency in 2022-2023, abuse of authority to duplicate credit cards belonging to Bank BRI Kahu customers in Bone Regency in 2023, and providing Bank Mandiri SME Makassar Kartini credit facilities to the PT Eastern Pearl Flour Mils (EPFM) Cooperative 2018-2019.
In their actions, the suspects carried out an analysis of working capital credit that did not comply with the credit granting mechanism outside the branch’s working area and payment terms that were not debited.
“Apart from that, the credit facility is beyond its intended use and uses fictitious top-up documents and other required documentation for KUR disbursement requirements,” explained Yudhi.
Next, cases of alleged abuse of authority or position, namely levies of PPh 21 on State Civil Apparatus (ASN) recipients of payments for BPJS Health claims services at Lanto Daeng Pasewang Regional Hospital, Jeneponto Regency in 2017-2018 and procurement of goods handed over to the community in response to emergency situations. Covid-19 at the Makassar City Social Service in 2020 and management of agricultural tools and machinery at the UPTD for Agricultural Agribusiness Management in Maros Regency in 2023.
In the case of Lanto Daeng Pasewang Regional Hospital, officials deducted the receipts from claims services to health workers but did not deposit PPh 21, but instead the funds were deposited in personal accounts by falsifying BPJS claim deposit slips as if they had been paid.
Then, in the Covid-19 case, it was suspected that he had inflated the prices of Covid-19 relief goods in Makassar, and for machine tools in Maros, his method was selling and renting state-owned goods and not depositing the funds into the state treasury.
“So far, case handling for stage one has included 5 police reports (LP), preparations for sending files to the prosecutor’s office 7 LP, while calculating state losses (PKN) 16 LP and fingerprinting process 5 LP,” he said.
Yudhiawan said that in this criminal case, 21 people were named as suspects with their respective initials, AA, JP, MS, OA, EJ, AR, DM, BJ, MT, ZS, AM, KH, ISB, AMS, AF, RL , ED, OO, FA, NR and NS. Meanwhile, there were 453 witnesses examined and 12 experts.
In this case, the South Sulawesi Regional Police confiscated 350 documents as evidence, such as BPKB, land certificates and other important documents. The police also confiscated 14 four-wheeled vehicles, 10 10-wheeled vehicles or dump trucks, eight Forklip trucks, one cell phone, three laptops and IDR 2.29 billion in cash.
“In this case, the rescue of state funds (money and goods) was worth more than IDR 8.7 billion, the results of calculating state losses (PKN) were more than IDR 25.4 billion, potential state losses (AI) were more than IDR 59.4 billion, so the total was IDR 84 .8 billion more,” he said.
As a result of their actions, the suspects were threatened with Article 2 paragraph 1 subsidiary Article 3 of Law number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) first of the Criminal Code.
“The threat of imprisonment is a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 20 years or life in emergency conditions, as well as a minimum fine of IDR 200 million and a maximum of IDR 1 billion,” he added. (MGN/I-2)
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**Interview with Inspector General Yudhiawan: Uncovering Corruption in South Sulawesi**
**Editor:** Thank you for joining us today, Inspector General Yudhiawan. Recently, the South Sulawesi Regional Police uncovered 31 cases of corruption involving significant amounts of money. Can you provide us with a bit more detail about the scope of these investigations?
**Yudhiawan:** Thank you for having me. We have identified 31 cases of corruption linked to physical work projects, banking activities, and abuse of authority, with a total of 21 suspects involved. These cases have been compiled into three police reports, which reflect the extensive nature of our investigation.
**Editor:** That sounds quite extensive. Can you tell us more about the types of physical work-related corruption that were uncovered?
**Yudhiawan:** Certainly. One notable case involves the construction of the Sabang-Tallang road in North Luwu Regency. Our investigation revealed that officials did not adhere to contract specifications, which allowed for mismanagement of funds. This includes projects like the Labukang Market construction, where similar irregularities occurred.
**Editor:** In addition to physical work, there were also banking corruption cases. What were the key findings in this area?
**Yudhiawan:** We’ve identified multiple instances where credit facilities were mismanaged. For example, construction credit was granted to several companies without following proper mechanisms. Some loans were even based on fictitious documentation, which is a clear misuse of authority and resources.
**Editor:** It seems like corruption has permeated multiple levels of government. Can you elaborate on the abuse of authority cases that have been uncovered?
**Yudhiawan:** Yes, indeed. One significant case involved the Lanto Daeng Pasewang Regional Hospital, where officials improperly deducted payments from health workers, falsifying documentation in the process. There were also incidences of inflated procurement prices related to Covid-19 relief goods, which should have benefitted the community.
**Editor:** With so many suspects and complex cases, what steps is your team taking to ensure accountability and justice in these matters?
**Yudhiawan:** We are committed to thorough investigations and are in the early stages of case handling. Our focus is on gathering concrete evidence and ensuring that those responsible are held accountable. We are also working to enhance our oversight mechanisms to prevent similar incidents in the future.
**Editor:** Thank you for sharing this crucial information, Inspector General Yudhiawan. It’s clear that the South Sulawesi Regional Police are taking significant action against corruption.
**Yudhiawan:** Thank you for having me. It’s essential for us to combat corruption to restore public trust and ensure the proper use of state resources.