It Turns Out That Akidi Tio's Child's Balance Is Not Up To IDR 2 Trillion

JAKARTA - After checking, it turned out that the balance belonging to Heryanti, Akidi Tio's son, did not reach Rp2 trillion. Whereas Heriyanti previously symbolically provided Rp2 trillion in cash assistance for handling COVID-19 in South Sumatra.

"So regarding the name of the account holder, this customer data is bank secret, so the bank cannot give it to the police. So just stating the balance is not enough. So it's not enough from the bank," said the Head of Public Relations of the South Sumatra Police, Kombes Supriadi, to reporters, Tuesday, August 3.

The police said that they had coordinated and checked with Bank Mandiri. From there, it was traced that Heryanti's balance was less than Rp2 trillion.

"So it can be ascertained that the balance in the bilyet giro account given by sister Heryanti is not sufficient. That is the result of clatification or coordination in South Sumatra," continued Kombes Supriadi.

Meanwhile, regarding the handling of the case after Heriyanti's examination, Monday, August 2, the police confirmed that Kombes Supriadi was still exploring the next stage, namely asking for statements from other witnesses.

"So, we will cross-check between sister Heryanti's statement and other information. So I think that this new development is related to coordination with the banking sector," he continued.

The South Sumatra Regional Police previously received Rp 2 trillion in funds to deal with COVID-19 for handling COVID-19.

This assistance was provided by the family of the late Akidi Tio, a successful businessman from Langsa City, East Aceh Regency through their family doctor in Palembang, Prof dr Hardi Darmawan.

The symbolic handover of aid funds was also handed over to the South Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Eko Indra Heri and witnessed by South Sumatra Governor H Herman Deru, South Sumatra Health Service Head Lesty Nuraini and 044/Gapo Danrem, Brigadier General Jauhari Agus Suraji on Monday 26 July.

According to Kombes Supriadi, the South Sumatra Police Chief has never looked at the background of the aid provision. Because so far the South Sumatra Police have been entrusted with assistance regarding the handling of COVID-19 and its impacts.