For 3 Years, 3,400 Packages of Non-Cash Direct Food Assistance Program Are Suspected to Be Interrupted by Congregation
BENGKULU, KOMPAS.COM – Mukomuko District Attorney, Bengkulu Province examined 40 witnesses related to alleged corruption in the Aid program congregation Direct Non-Cash Food (BPNTL) of the Ministry of Social Affairs from 2019 to 2021.
Allegations of corruption were carried out by unscrupulous coordinators and program assistants The sub-district BPNTL with the mode of increasing the selling price of food resulted in the decline in the quality of basic necessities received by the community, said the head Mukomuko District Attorney Rudi Iskandar, Friday (15/4/2022)
There are 3,400 BPNTL recipients in Mukomuko Regency.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Rudi said, the coordinator and assistant monopolized the sales, they determine for themselves where the recipients of this assistance are have to shop for groceries.
The aid that is suspected of being corrupted has been revolving from 2019 to 2021. Assistance is given to the beneficiary every quarter of IDR 200 thousand per family head in the form of a special ATM from the Ministry Social, which is spent at specially marked e-warung.
STOCK PRICE INCREASED
Accompanying persons and coordinators determine the stall and then the price of basic necessities raised so that these coordinators and assistants get profit from selling groceries.
For example, the price of rice should be sold at Rp. 90 thousand per sack, increased by Rp. 120 thousand rupiah, including the price of each item the groceries purchased by the aid recipients, he said.
It is suspected that for every Rp. 200 thousand of funds received by the public, unscrupulous persons assistants and coordinators take an average profit of Rp. 40 thousand.
Currently, the prosecutors office is still waiting for the results of the BPKP calculation to determine the amount of state losses and coordinate with Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos RI).
CILEGON BUMD ESTABLISHED AS SUSPECTS
In the Regulation of the Minister of Social Affairs (Permensos) Number 20 of 2019 on Article 39 paragraph (1) states that social assistants are prohibited from forming e-warung, become a supplier of goods and receive a reward, either cash or cash goods, related to the distribution of BPNT.
He said that in this case there are at least 7 potential people be a suspect.
I estimate that there are 7 potential suspects in this case, so Rudi.
The disclosure of this case began with complaints from residents who received assistance who complained about the poor quality of the rice sold at e-shops, As a result, residents resell the rice at a price that is inexpensive. Get SELECTED NEWS and BREAKING NEWS updates every day from Kompas.com. Lets join the Kompas.com News Update Telegram Group, how to click the link https://t.me/kompascomupdate, then join. You must first install the Telegram application on the cellphone.
