PONTIANAK, thekabarnews.com—West Kalimantan Police have named the director of Bengkayang’s municipal water company (PDAM) and an auditor from the provincial office of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) as suspects in an alleged bribery case.

Officers from the corruption unit of the provincial police’s Special Crimes Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) detained the two during a covert operation in Pontianak on Tuesday, Sept. 29. In addition, police also seized Rp400 million (approximately US$24,000) in cash.

Police identified the suspects by their initials, HR and DN. HR, as identified by Herri, is the director of Perumdam Tirta Bengkayang. Authorities described DN as a female auditor assigned to BPK’s West Kalimantan representative office.

“It is true that investigators from Subdit III of the West Kalimantan Police’s Special Crimes Directorate [Ditreskrimsus] conducted a covert investigation,” provincial police spokesman Sr. Comr. Bambang Suharyono said. “The investigation concerned an alleged corruption offense.”

Investigators detained the pair at about 10 p.m. while they were meeting inside a vehicle parked outside a cafe on D.I. Panjaitan Street in Pontianak. In addition, police said they had monitored the case after receiving information from members of the public.

Bambang later confirmed that investigators had named both individuals as suspects. He also confirmed that police had detained them at the West Kalimantan Police detention center.

“The two individuals, HR and DN, have now been named suspects and detained at the West Kalimantan Police detention center,” Bambang said. “We will now await the investigation process.”

Investigators are examining whether the cash was intended to influence an audit of Perumdam Tirta Bengkayang’s 2025 financial management. Police had not publicly detailed the alleged transaction or each suspect’s role when this article was prepared.

The company began its 2025 financial-statement audit process with BPK’s West Kalimantan office and a public accounting firm during an entry meeting on Feb. 24–25. This is according to an official Perumdam Tirta Bengkayang statement.

Officers confiscated the Rp400 million along with a black Toyota Avanza, a white Toyota Rush, a silver laptop and several mobile phones. Meanwhile, police also questioned other people as witnesses. However, they did not immediately disclose whether those witnesses had any role in the suspected transaction.

“For now, investigators are continuing their examination and inquiry,” Bambang said. “We will explain the substance and construction of the case later.”

The case has also drawn attention to Perumdam’s public-service responsibilities after residents complained separately about prolonged water-supply disruptions in parts of Bengkayang. However, authorities have not linked those service complaints to the alleged bribery case.

BPK and Perumdam Tirta Bengkayang had not issued publicly accessible responses to the suspect designations at publication time. The allegations remain subject to investigation. Both suspects retain the presumption of innocence until a court delivers a final verdict.