AGO Names 5 LPEI Corruption Suspects

JAKARTA - The Investigation Team of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office has named five suspects in the alleged corruption case in the implementation of national export financing by the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI) in 2013-2019.

"The investigative team at the Directorate of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes has named five suspects, and they were detained for the first 20 days," said Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information Center Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, quoted by Antara, Thursday, January 6.

The five suspects are Arif Setiawan as LPEI Managing Director III for the 2016 period, Ferry Sjaifullah as Head of the 2015-2019 SME Financing Division, Josef Agus Susanta as Head of the LPEI Surakarta Regional Office in 2016.

Then, Johan Darsono as Director of PT Mount Dreams Indonesia, and Suryono as Director of PT Jasa Mulia Indonesia, PT Mulia Walet Indonesia, and PT Borneo Wallet Indonesia.

Leonard explained that the five suspects were detained in different places, three were at the Salemba Rutan at the Attorney General's Office, and two were detained at the Salemba Rutan at the South Jakarta District Attorney's Office.

These five suspects are suspects in the main case of alleged corruption in the implementation of national export financing by LPEI in 2013-2019.

Leonard explained that based on the LPEI report on December 31, 2019, it was shown that LPEI suffered a loss for the current year of Rp. 4.7 trillion.

In this case, LPEI provides financing facilities to eight groups consisting of 27 companies. However, this facility is provided regardless of corporate governance and is not in accordance with LPEI's credit policies. Then, it is not in accordance with the risk management information system.

"The financing is in a collectibility position of five or stuck as of December 31, 2019," Leonard said.

Leonard explained that the first company to get financing from LPEI was the Swallow Group in the amount of IDR 576 billion.

The Swallow Group consists of three companies, namely CV Mulia Wallet Indonesia which received financing of Rp. 90 billion, which was taken over by PT. Mulia Walet Indonesia with a total financing of Rp. 175 billion.

Then, PT Jasa Mulia Indonesia received financing of Rp. 275 billion, and PT. Borneo Swallow Indonesia received financing facilities of Rp. 125 billion.

"For the Swallow Group, the total financing facility provided by LPEI is IDR 576 billion," said Leonard.

Apart from the Swallow Group, another company that has received financing is the Johan Darsono Group, which consists of 12 companies.

The 12 companies, namely PT Kemilau Kemas Timur received a financing facility of IDR 200 billion. CV Abhayagiri received a payment facility of IDR 15 billion. CV Multi Mandala received financing of IDR 15 billion.

Then, CV Prima Garuda received financing of Rp. 15 billion. CV Inti Makmur received financing of Rp. 15 billion, and PT Permata Sinita Kemasindo of Rp. 200 billion.

Furthermore, PT Summit Paper Indonesia also received a financing facility of Rp. 199.6 billion.

Still with the Johan Darsono Group, PT Elite Paper Indonesia received a financing facility of Rp. 200 billion. PT Everbliss Packaging Indonesia received financing of IDR 200 billion. PT Mount Dreams Indonesia received a financing facility of Rp645 billion.

Furthermore, PT Gunung Geliat received 30 million US dollars equivalent to Rp. 345 billion (exchange rate of Rp. 11,500). PT Kertas Basuki Rahmat received financing of US$45 million or equivalent to Rp.460 billion (at an exchange rate of Rp.11,500).

"For the Johan Darsono group, the total financing facilities provided by LPEI are IDR 2.1 trillion," said Leonard again.

Leonard added that the provision of credit facilities caused state losses of around Rp. 2.6 trillion.

The value of the loss to the state may still increase. Because, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is still doing the calculations.

"Currently, BPK RI is still calculating state financial losses," said Leonard.

Investigators ensnared the suspects under Article 2 paragraph 1 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption (Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to -1 of the Criminal Code subsidiary to Article 3 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the 1st Criminal Code.