4 Bank BJB Employees Are Being Investigated by the KPK Today in the Corruption Case of Advertising Procurement

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined four employees of PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR) today, January 26. They will be questioned regarding alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at the regional bank.

"The examination was carried out at the West Java Police office," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters, Monday, January 26.

The four employees who were examined were Sayed Fachrurazi as the Public Relations Officer of Bank BJB; Rizca Meylantika as an employee at the Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB; Bay Aprian who is an employee of SKAI Bank BJB; and Imam Zulkifli as an employee of the Bank BJB Marcom Group.

Then the investigators also examined other witnesses, Heru Pratama as a private citizen and Teni Gianissa who is an employee of PT Antedja Muliatama & PT Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri.

"KPK has scheduled a hearing of witnesses related to alleged criminal acts of corruption in the procurement of advertisements at the West Java and Banten Regional Development Bank (BJB)," said Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK has named five suspects related to alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR).

They are former President Director of Bank BJB Yuddy Renaldi; Head of the Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB Widi Hartoto; Operator of the Antedja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri Kin Asikin Dulmanan Agency; Operator of the BSC Advertising Agency and PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres (WSBE) Suhendrik; and Operator of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama (CKSB) and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama (CKMB) Raden Sophan Jaya Kusuma.

The investigation order (sprindik) for this case was issued on February 27, 2025. The actions of the five suspects are suspected of having made the state lose up to IDR 222 billion.

Currently, no arrests have been made against the five suspects. However, they have been prevented from traveling abroad for six months and can be extended as needed for investigation.

In handling this alleged corruption, investigators have searched a number of places. One of them, the private house of former Governor Ridwan Kamil and seized one unit of Royal Enfield motorcycle and one unit of Mercedes Benz 280 SL from a workshop in the Bandung City area.