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The alleged corruption involves misappropriation of around half of a Rp 3.9 billion budget allocated to the South Labuhan Batu Social Affairs Agency in 2024 for a social rehabilitation program.
Stock illustration of financial crime (Shutterstock/simon jhuan)
The South Labuhan Batu Prosecutor’s Office (Labusel PO) in North Sumatra has arrested an officer with the provincial police force over alleged misappropriation of government funds from a social assistance program.The officer, who has the rank of second brigadier and has been identified only by his initials YML, was arrested on July 16 and is being held at the Kotapinang Correctional Institution along with five other suspects in the corruption case.
