Former Bank Jateng CEO Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sritex Corruption Case

SEMARANG - Former President Director of Bank Jateng Supriyatno was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case of alleged corruption in granting credit facilities to PT Sritex.

The Public Prosecutor Triyana Setya Putra at the Corruption Crime Court in Semarang also demanded that the defendant Supriyatno pay a fine of Rp. 1 billion, which if not paid will be replaced with imprisonment for 190 days.

"The defendant is found guilty of violating Article 603 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code," said the prosecutor at the trial, which was headed by Chief Judge Rommel Franciskus Tampubolon, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, April 20.

In his consideration, the public prosecutor stated that the defendant Supriyatno had approved the loan application made by PT Sritex, whose application was divided into two, namely Rp75 billion and Rp175 billion to avoid approval of the application by the board of commissioners.

The defendant's actions resulted in a state loss of IDR 502 billion based on the results of the calculation of the Financial Audit Agency (BPK).

The actions of the defendant, said the JPU, do not support the government's program in eradicating corruption.

In addition, the defendant's actions have resulted in a decline in public confidence in the banking institution.

In this case, in addition to Supriyatno, the public prosecutor also charged the former Director of Corporate and Commercial Business of Bank Jateng Pujiono and the former Head of the Corporate and Commercial Business Division of Bank Jateng Suldiarta with the same crime.

Both are charged with 8 years and 7 years in prison, respectively, and a fine of Rp1 billion.

In response to the demands, the panel of judges gave the defendants the opportunity to present their defense at the next hearing.