Village Facilitators' Actions in Preventing Village Fund Corruption: A Case Study in Southwest Praya District, Central Lombok Regency
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the forms of actions undertaken by Village Facilitators in preventing Village Fund corruption in Southwest Praya District, Central Lombok Regency, based on Regulation of the Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2025 concerning General Guidelines for Community Assistance in Villages. The study further identifies the obstacles encountered in implementing village facilitation functions and formulates effective strategies to strengthen the role of Village Facilitators in corruption prevention efforts. An empirical legal research method was employed using statutory, conceptual, and sociological approaches. Data were collected through interviews with local government officials, inspectorate representatives, village governments, Village Consultative Bodies (BPD), professional village facilitators, as well as through field observations and document analysis. The data were analyzed qualitatively using a descriptive approach supported by the theoretical frameworks of Crime Prevention Theory, Control Theory, and Opportunity Theory. The findings reveal that Village Facilitators contribute to corruption prevention through several key activities, including assisting in the formulation of Village Medium-Term Development Plans (RPJMDes) and Village Government Work Plans (RKPDes), facilitating the preparation of Village Revenue and Expenditure Budgets (APBDes), conducting administrative verification of development activities, providing education on village financial management regulations, facilitating Village Deliberation Meetings, assisting in the preparation of accountability reports, coordinating with village governments, BPD, and local communities, and monitoring both physical development projects and community empowerment programs. These activities function as preventive mechanisms that strengthen transparency, participation, accountability, and oversight in Village Fund management. The study also identifies several challenges affecting the effectiveness of Village Facilitators, including limited administrative capacity among village officials, frequent turnover of village personnel, low levels of community participation, extensive facilitation coverage areas, an insufficient number of facilitators, regulatory complexity, and the persistence of patronage networks and kinship-based relationships. These conditions may weaken oversight mechanisms and increase the risk of Village Fund misuse. The research concludes that strengthening the capacity of village officials, improving legal literacy, promoting digitalization of village administration, enhancing community-based oversight, optimizing the utilization of the Village Financial System (Siskeudes), reinforcing coordination among supervisory institutions, and increasing the number of Village Facilitators constitute effective strategies for preventing Village Fund corruption. These measures are capable of improving village governance, strengthening legal compliance, reducing opportunities for corruption, and establishing a more sustainable corruption prevention framework at the village level.
How to Cite This Article
Lalu Piringadi, Amiruddin, Syamsul Hidayat (2026). Village Facilitators' Actions in Preventing Village Fund Corruption: A Case Study in Southwest Praya District, Central Lombok Regency . International Journal of Judicial Law (IJJL), 5(4), 62-70. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54660/IJJL.2026.5.4.62-70