State Losses in BJB Case Investigated by KPK-BPK  

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to calculate the state's losses from alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements for PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or BJB (BJBR). KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said three witnesses had been questioned to determine the state's losses on Tuesday, July 7.

"Continuing the previous examination for the needs of calculating state financial losses," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 8.

The three witnesses who were summoned were Dadang Hamdani as Group Head of Logistics Procurement, IT, and Other Services of Bank BJB from 2017 to 2022; Fitriya Dwi Rahayu who is the Finance Manager of PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres; and Indah Mutiara Bitamala as Staff Admin Account Payable of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama and PT Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama.

They underwent an examination related to the calculation of state losses at the Bandung Police Headquarters, West Java. "In this case, the KPK is working with the BPK for the calculation," 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 this case, the name of Ridwan Kamil as the Governor of West Java also appears. His motorcycle, which is a Royal Enfield, along with a Mercedes Benz 'Pagoda' 280 SL unit, has also been seized by investigators because it is suspected to have a connection.

Ridwan Kamil has also been questioned on Tuesday, December 2. He was then investigated regarding non-budgetary funds used to purchase a number of assets.