Corruption Of IDR 4.4 Billion Credit Is Congested, The Medan Prosecutor's Office Hunts For Other Suspects

The Medan District Attorney (Kejari), North Sumatra (North Sumatra) said, there is a potential for new suspects for alleged corruption in the provision of bad credit which cost the state more than Rp4.48 billion. "It does not rule out the possibility (of new suspects, ed), but we are still in the process of deepening the investigative team," said the Head of the Medan Kejari Muttaqin Harahap, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 25. Its party assigns Ikhsan Bohari alias IB (47), as a suspect in the alleged corruption of lending of more than Rp4.48 billion by the state-owned bank in Medan, Thursday.Investigative Team of Corruption Crime Investigators (Pidsus) Kajari Medan is now continuing to explore the involvement of various related parties who are considered responsible. "Whoever is involved in committing corruption that is detrimental to state finances, we will definitely ask for legal accountability," he said.Muttaqin also said that the mode carried out by suspect IB was to apply for credit facilities in the form of Working Capital Credit (KMK) and Investment Credit (KI). The suspect falsified the work contract documents and purchase of goods from state-owned bank credit loans in the capital city of North Sumatra Province. Then the suspect received nine credit facilities using three companies, namely PT Bohari Mandiri Brothers, PT Bahari Samudra Sentosa, and CV Gambir Mas Pangkalan in 2017-2019 worth more than Rp17.9 billion. After conducting a series of investigations and investigations, the suspect IB has returned more than Rp7.7 billion, but there is a difference in the principal value of credit that is still stuck. "Based on BPK (Financial Audit Agency) RI calculations, as a result of the suspect's actions resulted in state losses amounting to Rp4,486,838,491,00 or Rp4,4 billion more," explained Muttaqin.

For his actions, suspect IB was charged with Article 2 Subs Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. "After being named a suspect, the person concerned was detained for the next 20 days from today until July 9, 2024 at the Class I Rutan Tanjung Gusta," said Muttaqin again.