13 Years On The Run, Convict Lim Kiong Hin Alias Aheng Arrested In Mukomuko

BENGKULU - The West Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Sow Team together with the Bengkulu Prosecutor's Team have arrested a fugitive or DPO of the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office since 2009 or 13 years for a corruption case (Tipikor), namely Lim Kiong Hin.

Bengkulu Attorney General's Office Intelligence Assistant, Muchamad Jodhy Ismono, said the convict Lim Kiong Hin alias Aheng was arrested by officers while hiding in Ipuh District, Mukomuko Regency.

"Previously, the Pontianak High Court had determined Aheng as a convict because he was proven to have committed a criminal act of corruption. After being convicted, Aheng had fought back to the level of review (PK) at the Supreme Court, but the defendant's application was rejected", said Jodhy in Bengkulu, quoted by Antara, Monday, March 28.

After that, Aheng ran away and Aheng was arrested after the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office received information on his whereabouts in Mukomuko Regency.

According to him, the arrest began when the team received information from the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office that Aheng was in the Bengkulu area.

Subsequently, the arrests were made in the Ipuh area, and the defendant is currently being temporarily entrusted to the Bengkulu State Prosecutor's Detention Center to be dispatched to West Kalimantan.

Previously, Aheng was a Commissioner of PT Sinar Kakap and applied for a working capital credit facility to Bank BNI Pontianak Branch through an investment credit of IDR 4.5 billion and a Working Capital Credit of around IDR 500 million.

Then the defendant submitted data such as Business Legality, Business Management, and the List of Investment Plans (Project Cost) of PT Sinar Kakap.

The defendant used the money to build a seafood processing factory for IDR 5.1 billion, and the construction of an ice factory with a capacity of 60 tons per day amounting to IDR 2.8 billion.

To support the development planning, the defendant made, submitted fictitious invoices and receipts to prove the existence of self-financing carried out by PT Sinar Kakap whose value had been marked up by the convict.

After the initial application was approved by the bank, the convict applied for an additional working capital credit facility of IDR 2 billion, with a cargo ship guarantee "Bali Express" worth IDR 900 million which was increased to IDR 2.4 billion.

On January 25, 2002, the defendant again applied for an additional transactional working capital credit facility to Bank BNI Pontianak Branch amounting to IDR

However, the use of the loan funds was deemed inappropriate, because it violated the Wholesale and Middle Market Credit Procedure Guidelines Chapter II Sub Chapter H Sub Chapter 03 so that the defendant had abused the credit facilities provided by Bank BNI Pontianak Branch without approval from Bank BNI officials.

As a result of the defendant's actions, the Pontianak Branch of BNI Bank suffered a loss of more than IDR 16 billion.

At the trial at the Pontianak District Court, Kiong Hin or Aheng was acquitted in 2007. However, on appeal, he was found guilty by the Pontianak High Court in 2008.

Aheng was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of IDR 100 million and an obligation to compensate for losses of IDR 16,448 billion. The Supreme Court (MA) rejected his cassation request in 2009. The review attempt (PK) in 2013 was also rejected.