Suspect In Banking Credit Case PT DPM Bengkulu Becomes 8 People

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu Province High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has re-established two corruption suspects in the case of providing banking credit facilities for PT Desaria Plantation Mining (DPM).

"Conducting his role in providing credit facilities resulting in allegations of corruption," said Head of Investigation at the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Danang Prasetyo, in Bengkulu, Tuesday, confiscated by Antara.

The two people became the seventh and eighth suspects, namely Novel Jackson Rajagugugugu, a resident of West Java Province and I Komang Sudiarsa, a resident of DKI Jakarta.

Danang Prasetyo said that the suspect KS as the main director of the banking sector (when the case occurred) should be responsible for the process of providing credit facilities.

Then, NJ as the head of the credit risk control division should know the process and the consequences of lending to PT DPM.

The determination of the suspect was carried out after conducting a series of examinations at the Bengkulu Province High Prosecutor's Office on Monday night, September 8, 2025.

Previously, the Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office Special Investigation Team had named six suspects in the case, former Banking Business Director Zuhri Anwar, Sartono, who previously served as a retired banking employee who at that time served as Deputy Head of Agro Business Division 2004-2019.

Then, Faris Abdul Rahim as a banking employee, Raharjo Sapto Ajie Sumargo as the owner of PT DPM's company, Novita Sumargo as Director of PT DPM and Swasti Dian Anggarani who served as head of the banking credit risk analysis department.

The corruption case began in September 2016, where PT DMP applied for a bank credit loan by guaranteeing business use rights (HGU) covering an area of 2,489.6 hectares.

The HGU is based on the Decree of the Ministry of Agrarian ATR/BPN Number 81 of 2016 issued by the Kaur Regency Land Office. The land is divided into two HGUs and used as credit collateral