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Papua Prosecutor's Office to focus on graft
The Papua Prosecutor's Office has said that it is currently investigating 10 suspects implicated in four corruption cases, which caused billions of rupiah worth of state loses
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he Papua Prosecutor's Office has said that it is currently investigating 10 suspects implicated in fourcorruption cases, which caused billions of rupiah worth of state loses.
'Every prosecutor's office in Papua has been given a target to investigate at least five corruption cases a year, and we are handling four at the moment. We always follow up on reports from the public regarding any allegations,' Papua Prosecutor's Office head ESM Hutagalung said in Jayapura on Thursday.
He said his office was currently investigating the alleged embezzlement of Rp 10.2 billion, which had been taken from a "block grant" allocated to refurbish 25 damaged schools in Supiori regency, Papua. The prosecutors have named two suspects in the case.
Another case under investigation is alleged graft in the procurement of electrical generators, worth Rp3.9 billion, at the regional public hospital in Jayapura. The prosecutors are also looking into allegations of corruption surrounding the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) building in West Papua, which resulted in state losses of Rp 2.9 billion.
'We are also investigating a case concerning the construction of lodging at the Cartenz tourist site, which resulted in Rp 1 billion worth of losses to the state,' he added.
He said his office had dismissed two prosecutors from prosecutor's offices in Wamena and Biak. One had been found guilty of embezzling funds from his office's operational budget, while the other had been convicted of extorting funds from a graft suspect.
