Judge Rejects Execution Of Mega Bank Employee Defendant Of Embezzlement Of IDR 8.6 Billion

The presiding judge Joko Widodo (left) read out the interlocutory verdict in the Cakra IV courtroom, Medan District Court, Wednesday (22/1/2025). ANTARA/Aris Rinaldi Nasution.

JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, rejected the exception filed by Yenny (47), a Bank Mega employee who was charged with embezzlement of money for a position worth more than Rp. 8.6 billion.

"Declaring that the defendant Yenny's exception is unacceptable," said Chief Judge Joko Widodo when reading the interlocutory verdict in the Cakra IV courtroom, Medan District Court, Wednesday, January 22, as reported by ANTARA.

According to the panel of judges, the defendant Yenny's exception was that the Medan Mega Regional Bank Office's Centralized Network Operations Supervisor had no legal basis.

The judge assessed that the indictment of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Belawan District Attorney (Kejari) in Medan City, North Sumatra, had been careful, clear, and complete.

In addition, the panel of judges also stated that the defendant Yenny's exception had entered the subject matter of the case, so it needed to be proven further.

"Ordered the public prosecutor to continue examining the case. Presenting court fees until the final verdict," said Joko.

After reading the interlocutory verdict, Chief Judge Joko Widodo postponed and continued the trial on Wednesday (5/2), with the agenda of examining witnesses.

"The prosecutor was asked to present the next trial witnesses for questioning," said Judge Joko Widodo.

The Prosecutor's Office of Belawan Serli Dwi Warmi in the indictment stated that the defendant Yenny was involved in embezzlement of money causing a loss of Rp. 8.6 billion at PT Bank Mega Tbk Regional Medan.

"The case began when PT Bank Mega Tbk collaborated with PT Manage Services Artha or PT Kejari in the halcash in transit (CIT) and cash processing center (CPC) valid until December 31, 2023," he said.

Based on this agreement, he said, PT Kejari was tasked with taking and delivering Bank Mega's cash to a predetermined destination.

"This includes processing cash, such as calculations, sorting, and storage at the Mega Bank money processing center (CPC)," he said.

On May 21, 2024, the defendant Yenny requested an interbank cash transaction (TUKAB) via email to the administration of PT Kejari to transfer Rp360 million to Bank Artha Graha.

The money was then delivered using Daihatsu Grandmax's car, and received by Bank Artha Graha Medan Pemuda Branch, before finally being handed over to Bank Mega Medan Maulana.

"Without the appropriate procedure, the money was received by defendant Yenny at Bank Mega without any official receipt," said Serli.

The defendant Yenny was also involved in several similar transactions on May 22, 2024.

In one of the transactions, the defendant Yenny asked PT Kejari to send Rp350 million to Bank Danamon, which was then handed over by witness Muhammad Dayu Syahputra to Bank Danamon Medan Branch.

However, the money was received by the defendant Yenny without any official stamp from Bank Mega on the receipt. In addition, on the same date, the defendant Yenny instructed the delivery of Rp460 million to Bank Mega Maulana Lubis Branch.

Furthermore, on June 5-19, 2024, the defendant Yenny again carried out a series of fictitious transactions in the form of a request for TUKAB to PT Manage Jasa Artha or PT Kejari.

"As a result of the defendant Yenny's actions, PT Bank Mega Tbk Regional Medan suffered material losses of approximately Rp. 8.6 billion," said Public Prosecutor Serli.