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    "data": {
        "id": 1852750,
        "msgid": "travel-agency-owner-and-civil-servant-named-suspects-in-kepri-pesparawi-ticket-embezzlement-case-1783691590",
        "date": "2026-07-10 19:49:32",
        "title": "Travel Agency Owner and Civil Servant Named Suspects in Kepri Pesparawi Ticket Embezzlement Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Police in the Riau Islands have named a travel agency owner and a civil servant as suspects in a fraud and embezzlement case that prevented the provincial Pesparawi contingent from attending the national event in Manokwari. The investigation revealed that over IDR 1 billion transferred for ticket purchases was instead diverted to settle personal debts and other private expenses. Authorities are currently completing case files before handing them over to prosecutors.",
        "content": "<p>Police have named two individuals as suspects in a fraud and\nembezzlement case that caused the Riau Islands (Kepri) contingent for\nthe Church Choir Festival (Pesparawi) to fail to depart for the national\nevent in Manokwari. The two suspects are a travel agency owner and a\ncivil servant (ASN).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have named two suspects, namely Mr VE and Mr HE. The process is\ncurrently ongoing as we are still completing the case files to be\nsubmitted to the public prosecutor,\u201d said the Head of Public Relations\nof the Riau Islands Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Nona Pricillia\nOhei, on Friday (10\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Suspect VE is the owner of a travel agency, while suspect HE is a\ncivil servant who assisted in procuring the tickets. A total of 26\nwitnesses have been examined before investigators named the two as\nsuspects.<\/p>\n<p>Nona explained that the contingent originally scheduled to depart for\nManokwari consisted of 64 people, comprising 27 women and 21 men, along\nwith 16 officials. The reported loss in this case amounts to IDR\n1,016,300,000.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation revealed that the funds totalling IDR 1,016,300,000\ntransferred by the LPPD to VE\u2019s account were not used as intended for\nthe purchase of departure tickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe modus operandi was that the money totalling IDR 1,016,300,000\nwas transferred to Mr VE\u2019s account. Subsequently, IDR 700 million was\nsent to HE for ticket purchases, but part of it was used to settle other\nmatters. They had personal problems. The remainder was also used for the\npersonal interests of the individuals concerned,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Police stated that suspect HE also enjoyed the proceeds of the ticket\nembezzlement. A portion of the money was used by both suspects to pay\noff debts.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/travel-agency-owner-and-civil-servant-named-suspects-in-kepri-pesparawi-ticket-embezzlement-case-1783691590",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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