PPATK found a desa leader who sent Rp 50-260 million for internet gambling.
Kementerian Desa, Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal, dan Transmigrasi mengancam baru menindak para kepala desa hingga jajarannya dengan terbukti menyelewengkan desa dana untuk bermain judi online.
Menteri Desa PDT Yandri Susanto said the group would work with legal equipment to expand Pusat Pelaporan Analisis dan Transaksi Keuangan (PPATK), which provides funds for online gambling.
“Tentu ini akan kami tindak tegas supaya memberikan efek jera,” Yandri said on February 11, 2025, at Kemendes PDT, Jakarta Selatan.
Mantan Wakil Ketua MPR also ensures that the group would investigate and take action with Kepolisian and Kejaksaan Agung if PPATK is found. However, it has extensive data.
“Sehingga pasti kami follow up agar di 2025 dan seterusnya tidak ada lagi yang menyalahgunakan dana desa,” Yandri.
PPATK previously found evidence of village funds being used for online gambling in mid-January.
PPATK chairman Ivan Yustianvandana said the incident occurred in one of Sumatera Utara’s villages.
Ivan says there are no village leaders that give their money to play online poker in PPATK with a nominal value of Rp50-260 million.
He added that among the enumerable kepala desa who received funds to play online gambling, some were kabupaten-level desa leaders. “Penyelewengan dana desa diduga mencapai Rp40 miliar,” he said.
Mendes PDT Yandri Susanto explains if land sales were a factor in January–June 2024. However, he ensured that this would not happen under his presidency as Mendes PDT.
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