The Corruption Elimination Commission (KPK) determined a minimum of 6 method operandi for corruption devoted by regional heads to return the money they invest in election projects.
” We will know right away if local heads are devoting these acts,” KPK civil service and education director Giri Suprapdiono said on Wednesday as estimated by kompas.com
The first technique was by offering positions in the local administration to authorities in exchange for illicit money. They offer positions ranging from firm head to school principal.
A case against Tengku Dzulmi Eldin, the former mayor of Medan in North Sumatra, involved this method operandi. He got bribes from local officials who wished to keep their position within the Medan administration as Tengku was expected to work as mayor until2021 The court sentenced him to six years in prison.
Second, a regional head might control the procurement of products and services through regional budget planning. Giri stated it prevailed for regionals heads to receive kickbacks or organize procurement tenders to favor a certain business.
The antigraft firm detained Tasdi, the former regent of Purbalingga in Central Java, for receiving an unlawful dedication fee from a business for the building and construction of the regency’s Islamic center.
Third, a regional head may offer permits to particular corporations supporting their political project. For instance, the regional head would provide an authorization for building and construction and plantations in exchange for illicit cash.
One example of this approach occurred in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, where regent Rita Widyasari received kickbacks in exchange for a plantation area permit.
Giri said local heads could likewise embezzle from the local spending plan. This method would need the leaders to work with the local legal council to pass an embezzled local spending plan for the next fiscal year.
Regional heads, Giri went on to say, also tended to receive unlawful gifts. According to the 2001 Corruption Law, a state official can deal with criminal charges if they do not report any gratuity to the KPK within 30 days.
Finally, a local head could embezzle local income by disbursing it to other state officials in addition to their fans instead of reporting it to the regional budget.
Giri included that incumbent local heads might likewise embezzle cash from regional spending plans to fund his/her electoral project.
Numerous think high-cost election projects will motivate political leaders to abuse their power and dedicate graft in their attempts to discover simple money for the election.
According to the Home Ministry, each regental or mayoral prospect can invest as much as Rp 30 billion (US$ 2.01 million) to fund their project. A gubernatorial candidate can invest up to Rp 100 billion to participate in an election. ( dpk/kuk)