Village Official in Serang Arrested for Corrupting Rp 1 Billion, Had Fled to Aceh

The suspect was arrested on Monday (4/5) in a rented house in the Ciracas area, Serang City, according to Serang Police Chief AKBP Andri Kurniawan on Tuesday (5/5/2026). According to Andri, the suspect had evaded pursuit by officers for four months, attempting to flee by going to Aceh and North Sumatra. “He went to Medan and Aceh. There, he moved from place to place,” he said. Previously, Serang Police named Yolly Sanjaya, the Finance Administrative Officer of Desa Petir in Serang Regency, as a suspect in an alleged village fund corruption case worth around Rp 1 billion. Serang Police Criminal Investigation Chief AKP Andi Kurniady ES stated that Yolly is suspected of misappropriating the Desa Petir budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year. Yolly withdrew village funds gradually over about five months. “This alleged criminal corruption incident occurred in Desa Petir, Petir Subdistrict, Serang Regency, from 20 March 2025 to 31 August 2025,” said Andi Kurniady on Friday (2/1). Andi explained that the suspect’s modus operandi involved transferring money from the Desa Petir cash account to her personal account. Additionally, the suspect transferred funds to several other village officials’ accounts, but the money was then withdrawn again. “The suspect also transferred funds from the village cash account to the personal accounts of the Planning Administrative Officer and the General Administrative Officer on the pretext of village activities. However, after the funds were received, the money was immediately transferred back to the suspect’s personal account,” he said. Furthermore, the suspect transferred money to the account of a cleaning staff member who had already passed away. According to Andi, the suspect kept the ATM card of that cleaning staff member. “The suspect also made a transfer to the personal account of Mr. RS, who is known to be a village cleaning staff member and passed away on 9 February 2025. The ATM of the deceased was used by the suspect for transactions,” he said. Based on the investigation results, the total budget entering the Desa Petir cash account for the 2025 Fiscal Year up to August 2025 reached Rp 1,416,085,961. However, a discrepancy was found between the bank statement as of 31 August 2025 and the APBDes realisation due to transfers and cash withdrawals not in accordance with regulations by the Finance Administrative Officer. “The total misused funds amount to Rp 1,009,359,572,” said AKP Andi.