Investigating Alleged Gratuities Of Former BTN President Director, AGO Interrogates 2 Witnesses

Head of the AGO's Legal Information Center, Hari Setiyono (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) continues to investigate the alleged gratification case of the former President Director of PT. State Savings Bank (BTN) Maryono. The investigation was carried out by examining two BTN employees.

"The two witnesses examined were the 2014 BTN KC Harmoni Commercial DBM Sri Muryanti and the 2014 BTN KC Harmoni Credit Analyst Moch Anies Ade Nugroho," said Head of the AGO's Legal Information Center, Hari Setiyono to reporters, Tuesday, November 17.

The examination of the two witnesses was carried out in order to find and collect evidence that explained the case. In addition, the examination is also to find the suspect behind the alleged gratification case.

"The two officials (witnesses) are thought to know a lot about the process of providing credit facilities to PT. Titanium Property at the Harmoni Branch of BTN Jakarta which in the end caused the credit status of the two companies to be in a bad condition or collectibility 5," said Hari.

Hari said the examination of the two witnesses still paid attention to the COVID-19 health protocol.

As for Maryono and the President Director of PT Pelangi Putera Mandiri, Yunan Anwar, have been named as suspects for alleged corruption in the receipt of gratuities to the BTN directors.

The Attorney General's Office found that PT Pelangi Putera Mandiri employees once sent funds to Purwanto with a total of Rp. 2.257 billion before receiving a credit facility from BTN Samarinda Branch of Rp. 117 billion in 2014 which is now bad.

Furthermore, for PT Titanium Property, BTN Jakarta Harmoni Branch disbursed a loan of Rp160 billion to finance the construction of Titanium Square Apartments in 2013.

Regarding the credit facility, PT Titanium Property sent a total of IDR 870 million to Maryono's son-in-law with details of IDR 500 million on May 22, 2014, IDR 250 million on June 16, 2014 and IDR 120 million on September 17, 2014.