Case Of Forgery Of Bank Accounts, Suspect Files 1 Former BRI Employee And 2 Entrepreneurs Transferred To Semarang Kejari

The attorney for the victim of counterfeiting of Whina Whiniyati's bank account, Total Van Houten Sipahutar, visited the Semarang City Attorney's Office, Tuesday (17/10/2023). (ANTARA/IC Senjaya)

Central Java Police handed over three suspects in the case of counterfeiting bank accounts to the Prosecutor's Office, Tuesday, October 17.

"There is still one other suspect who has not been transferred because he is still at large," said Head of the Intelligence Section of the Semarang City Prosecutor's Office (Kejari) Cakra Nur Budi Hartanto, confiscated by Antara.

The three suspects who were transferred were each DY, a former BRI employee at the Patimura branch, Semarang City.

Meanwhile, the other two suspects YG and SL as entrepreneurs used cash friction services in their business transactions, respectively.

According to him, the case began when victim Whina Whiniyati was used for the creation of two accounts at BRI without permission.

The victim found out that his identity was used to open an account when checking his account, which had been deactivated 12 years ago.

From the check, it is known that there are two new accounts in the name of the victim.

In checking the two accounts, he continued, data on billions of rupiah was obtained.

The three suspects were charged with Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Banking or Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning information and electronic transactions.

He added that after being delegated, the three suspects were immediately detained in Semarang Prison.

Meanwhile, Whina Whiniyati's attorney, totaling Van Houten Sipahutar, added that the actions of the suspects were a form of theft of personal data and banking documents.

According to him, the victim, who did not know the suspects, continued to oversee the legal process until the trial because the perpetrator was a big businessman in Semarang.