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Fictitious workers reported at East Jakarta parks agency
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City maintenance workers line up to shake hands with Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama at an event in Jakarta on July 11. Police are investigating a case of fictitious workers at the East Jakarta Parks and Cemeteries Agency. (kompas.com/Kurnia Sari Aziza)
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he police are investigating a case of fictitious workers at the East Jakarta Parks and Cemeteries Agency that allegedly caused Rp 12 billion (US$903,955) in state losses, a police officer has said.
Adj. Sr. Comr. Ferdy Irawan of the Jakarta Police special crimes division said on Tuesday that in 2015, copies of ID cards had been used to register fictitious contract workers with the agency.
He said that the crime occurred when former East Jakarta Parks and Cemeteries Agency head Mimi Rahmiati allegedly conspired with a man identified only as TS to collect the copies of ID cards to falsely register the people as agency workers.
“We found the people never worked there but were listed as workers and received salaries. State losses reached Rp 12.10 billion, according to an audit by the Jakarta Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP),” Ferdy said.
He, however, did not reveal the exact number of fictitious workers.
Mimi reportedly had bank accounts opened in the name of the fictitious workers to which the salaries were remitted. The police have confiscated bank account documents and funds totaling Rp 308 million.
The police have investigated 68 suspects, including agency and BPKP employees.
The police planned to hand over the dossier on the case to the prosecutor’s office on Tuesday, but it was postponed because TS was in hospital. (bbn)
