OJK Officials Detained Regarding The Alleged Bank Bukopin Bribery Case

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has detained OJK Officials in connection with the Alleged Bank Bukopin Bribery Case while serving as the general investigation team against PT Bank Bukopin, Tbk. Surabaya Branch, East Java.

"Investigators detain the suspect for the next 20 days and will be placed at the Salemba Detention Center at the Attorney General's Office," said Head of DKI Jakarta Attorney General Asri Agung Putra through a written statement quoted from Antara, Jakarta, Tuesday, July 21 evening.

The detention of the OJK official is based on the Investigation Order of the Head of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office Number: PRIN-3 /M.1/Fd.1/06/2020 dated 11 June 2020 and Number: Print-1971 / M.1 / Fd.1 / 07 / 2020 dated 21 July 2020 on behalf of DIW.

Asri said that initially the prosecutor's investigators named DIW as a suspect who served as Executive Supervisor - Specialist Supervision Group 1 at the Bank Supervision Department 1 Deputy Commissioner for Banking Supervision III of the Financial Services Authority around 2019.

At that time, DIW was part of the Bank Bukopin inspection team which carried out a general examination of the bank.

Asri stated that DIW allegedly did not include five debtor samples in the Bank Bukopin Audit Confirmation Matrix at the Surabaya Branch Office on December 31, 2018.

"The person concerned did not report to the head of the central OJK so that with this step he received a reward or gave a bribe by the Bukopin bank, in this case the provision of credit worth Rp7.45 billion," said Asri.

Asri added that investigators will work optimally and objectively to develop and find other suspects.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Jakarta Public Prosecution Service, M Nirwan Nawawi, added that DIW was charged with Article 12 a of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crime.

Article 12 b of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

Or Article 12 B of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crime.

Or Article 11 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.