Metro Jaya Police Detain Suspects in Alleged Corruption Case at Ministry of Agriculture
Jakarta — Metro Jaya Police have detained a former employee of the Ministry of Agriculture who has been named as a suspect in a corruption case involving state losses of 5.94 billion rupiahs, based on an audit by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) of DKI Jakarta.
“It is true that suspects IM and DS have been secured in the area of Tanjung Raja District, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra,” said Kombes Pol Budi Hermanto, Head of the Public Relations Division at Metro Jaya Police, when contacted in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Budi explained that suspect IM was arrested on Monday (9 March) and DS was arrested on Tuesday (10 March). “Both are currently being held at the detention facility at Metro Jaya Police,” he said.
Previously, investigators at Metro Jaya Police stated that the state losses resulting from the alleged corruption case involving former Ministry of Agriculture employees amounted to 5.94 billion rupiahs, based on the BPKP audit of DKI Jakarta.
“There was a complaint from one ministry or agency to Metro Jaya Police, accompanied by the results of the BPKP audit of DKI Jakarta, with losses related to Official Travel Letters totalling 9 billion rupiahs,” said Budi.
He added that investigators discovered state losses of 5.94 billion rupiahs during further investigation, examination of witnesses, examination of evidence, and subsequent audits.
He also emphasised that there was no extortion practised by investigators in handling the alleged corruption case involving the former Ministry of Agriculture employee.
He explained that investigators then conducted further investigation by examining witnesses and evidence, as well as conducting a subsequent audit. Currently, investigators have named two suspects, each with the initials IM and DS.
The alleged corruption offence occurred between 2020 and 2024, and investigations continue to be developed.
“Currently, there are two suspects, namely Ms IM and Mr DS. This incident occurred during the period 2020 to 2024 and the investigation process is ongoing,” said Budi.