Pangkep Prosecutor's Office Names Suspect In BRI Credit Alleged Corruption Case

ANTARA/HO-Documentasi Kajari Pangkep

The Investigation Team of the South Sulawesi Islands Pangkajene District Attorney (Pangkep) has finally named SN, a former BRI Relationship Manager (RM) from a witness, as a suspect for alleged corruption in the misuse of accounts and credit of BRI Bank customers at the Pangkep Branch Office in 2016-2022.

"The determination of the suspect after a series of investigative actions was carried out in the form of examining witnesses and collecting evidence, and investigators had found two pieces of evidence," said Head of the Intelligence Section of the Pangkep Kejari Andi Sulfikar as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 20.

The suspect is suspected of having violated Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

For the actions of the suspect while serving as Relationship Manager (RM) from 2006 to May 2023 at the BRI Branch related to allegations of corruption in the misuse of customer account and credit since 2016-2022 has harmed state finances for temporary data amounting to more than IDR 1 billion.

The loss was based on reports from the public and was strengthened by reports from the BRI Pangkep Branch Office audit which proved the state's financial loss

In order to smooth the investigation process and it is feared that the suspect will damage and destroy evidence and influence witnesses. So the Investigative Team detained the suspect starting September 19-8 October 2023 or the next 20 days at the Class II B Pangkep Detention Center, South Sulawesi.

In addition, he emphasized, according to the appeal of the Head of the Pangkep District Attorney's Office, Toto Roedianto, that the public should not trust irresponsible parties who are brokers or ask for money on behalf of the Head of the Pangkep District Attorney's Office and the Pangkep District Attorney's Investigation Team.

Disclosure of this case, he continued, is a form of collaboration between the Pangkep District Attorney and BRI KC Pangkep in maintaining financial inclusion bodies from unscrupulous and outside parties that can result in losses both reputation and finance.