The Attorney General's Office Examines BRI Officials In The Corruption-TPPU Case Duta Palma Group

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) continues to investigate cases of alleged money laundering (TPPU) in a series of corruption cases in the oil palm plantation business activities of PT Duta Palma Group. Most recently, investigators examined one witness, namely the Operational Risk Division official of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Tbk.

"The witness being examined has the initials OT," said Head of the AGO, Harli Siregar, to reporters, Tuesday, January 7.

However, it was not conveyed in detail about the material or what was extracted from the witness during the examination which took place on Monday, January 6.

It was only conveyed that during the series of examinations, investigators investigated allegations of corruption and TPPU of PT Duta Palma Group's oil palm plantation for seven corporate suspects.

"Regarding the investigation of the TPK and TPPU cases in the oil palm plantation business activities carried out by PT Duta Palma Group in Indra Giri Hulu Regency," said Harli.

The corporations who have suspect status are PT Asset Pacific; PT Palma Satu; PT Banyu Bening Utama; PT Panca Agro Lestari; PT Kencana Amal Tani; PT Darmex Plantations; and PT Siberida Subur.

Previously, the AGO also named Cheryl Darmadi as a money laundering suspect in the series of corruption cases. Cheryl Darmadi is the daughter of businessman Surya Darmadi who is also a suspect in a similar case.

"Cheryl Darmadi, the person concerned is the Director of PT Asset Pasifik and the Chairman of the Darmex Foundation. So we will process this as a TPPU suspect," said the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the AGO, Febrie Ardiansyah.

Then, investigators also named two corporations as suspects, namely PT Alfaledo and PT Monterado Mas. The determination is of course based on sufficient evidence.