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    "data": {
        "id": 1698229,
        "msgid": "suspect-in-rp-242-billion-corruption-case-cries-upon-arrest-1777017165",
        "date": "2026-04-24 13:41:56",
        "title": "Suspect in Rp 242 Billion Corruption Case Cries Upon Arrest",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Magetan District Prosecutor's Office has named Suratno, the Chairman of the Magetan DPRD, and five others as suspects in a Rp 242 billion corruption case involving grant funds for legislative priorities from 2020 to 2024. The suspects, including fellow DPRD members and council aides, are accused of systematically controlling the allocation process, using community groups merely as administrative formalities while manipulating proposals and accountability reports. This case underscores ongoing issues of graft in local government funding in Indonesia, with investigators having examined 35 witnesses and gathered substantial evidence.",
        "content": "<p>The Magetan District Prosecutor\u2019s Office (Kejari) has designated\nSuratno, the Chairman of the Magetan DPRD, as a suspect in the\ncorruption of grant funds for legislative priorities (pokkir) in the\n2020-2024 fiscal years, amounting to Rp 242 billion. The PKB politician\ncried when he was detained.<\/p>\n<p>Suratno was named a suspect along with five others. They are JML, a\nMagetan DPRD member for the 2019-2024 and 2024-2029 periods; JMT, a\nMagetan DPRD member for the 2019-2024 and 2024-2029 periods. Then AN,\nTH, and ST, who serve as council aides.<\/p>\n<p>All the suspects were then escorted one by one to the detention\nvehicle. Suratno was the first to be led away by the officers. He was\nwearing blue jeans and a long white shirt, along with a detention vest,\nand his hands were handcuffed.<\/p>\n<p>Escorted by Kejari officers, Suratno appeared to sob and cry,\nattempting to cover his face from the journalists\u2019 cameras until he\nentered the detention vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Magetan Prosecutor\u2019s Office, Sabrul Iman, stated that\nthe naming of suspects was carried out after special crime investigators\n(pidsus) examined 35 witnesses and collected evidence consisting of 788\nbundles of documents and 12 units of electronic evidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSufficient strong evidence has been fulfilled to designate the\nstatus of six witnesses as suspects,\u201d said Iman in his official\nstatement on Friday (24\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Iman explained that the case originated from the allocation of pokir\ngrant funds by the Magetan DPRD for 2020-2024, with a total realisation\nof Rp 242.9 billion. The funds were channelled through 13 regional work\nunits for the aspirations of 45 DPRD members.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators then discovered systematic deviations where certain\ncouncil members allegedly controlled all stages of the grants, from\nplanning to disbursement. Recipient community groups (pokmas) were\nmerely used as administrative formalities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProposals and accountability reports (LPJ) were not independently\nprepared by the recipients, but rather conditioned by the council\nmembers through networks of trusted individuals,\u201d Iman clarified.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/suspect-in-rp-242-billion-corruption-case-cries-upon-arrest-1777017165",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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