Probolinggo Decorative Lamp Project Official Named Corruption Suspect

Probolinggo City, East Java - The Probolisinggo District Attorney’s Office has named RA, the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for the 2023 Green Open Space (RTH) decorative lighting procurement project, as a suspect in an alleged corruption case that resulted in state losses of more than Rp306 million.

“Today, investigators have named RA, acting as both the PPK and the Technical Implementation Officer (PPTK) for the RTH decorative lighting procurement project, as a suspect and have immediately detained him for the next 20 days,” said the Head of the Probolinggo District Attorney’s Office, Lilik Setiawan, during a press conference in Probolinggo on Wednesday.

Lilik stated that the designation of the suspect was based on sufficient valid evidence as regulated under Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). Investigators have secured at least two valid pieces of evidence to designate RA as a suspect.

“Investigators have obtained evidence in the form of electronic evidence, documents, letters, expert testimony, and statements from 23 witnesses,” he said.

The project was originally won by a company led by MY. However, after the contract was signed, the work was not carried out according to the provisions, and the entire physical workload was instead transferred to another company owned by BA.

According to Lilik, the transfer of all work was conducted illegally as it did not comply with the regulations for the implementation of government projects.

During the investigation process, investigators also discovered alleged administrative negligence by RA in his capacity as PPK and PPTK, which allowed the verification of the project’s work results to proceed despite the discrepancies.

Previously, the Probolinggo District Attorney’s Office had named three private parties as suspects, namely MY, BA, and DZ. All three are currently defendants, and their cases are being tried at the Surabaya Corruption Court.

For the purposes of the investigation, RA has been detained at the Class IIA Women’s Detention Centre in Surabaya for the next 20 days.

RA is charged under Article 603 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st of the Criminal Code, with a subsidiary indictment under Article 604 of the Criminal Code.