5 Suspects In The BJB Bank Case Charged By KPK, Losses Billions Of Rupiah

West Java and Banten Regional Development Banks (BJB) (doc @bjb)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) to investigate allegations of corruption within the West Java and Banten Regional Development Banks (BJB). Five people have been named suspects because they are suspected of causing state losses.

"The article suspected of Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 is related to the procurement of goods or services at Bank BJB," said a VOI source who was delivered on Wednesday night, March 5.

The amount of state losses caused by these five suspects cannot be conveyed. However, the estimate reached hundreds of billions of rupiah.

The same source also said that the KPK had asked the Directorate General of Immigration to prevent the five suspects from leaving the country for six months. Two of them are internal Bank BJB while the rest are private.

This effort is being made to facilitate the investigation process. The prohibition of traveling abroad can usually be extended as needed.

The issuance of this sprindik is known from the Chairman of the KPK, Setyo Budiyanto. He said his party, through the Director of Investigation of the KPK and the head of the task force (kasatgas) in charge of being ready to coordinate with other law enforcement officers who reportedly investigated allegations of corruption at Bank BJB.

"Yes, because we have issued an investigation letter if it is informed that there is another APH who did that (investigation of alleged corruption at Bank BJB, ed) then the task of the Director of Investigation and Kasatgas is to coordinate," Setyo told reporters at the ACLC KPK building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Wednesday, March 5.

Setyo did not want to specify who was charged because it would be submitted through a press conference. The time is set by investigators and related KPK officials.

"Yes, if the follow-up to the handling after the release is carried out regarding the determination of the case, yes, it will be the authority of the investigator and director or deputy when the follow-up will be carried out," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK revealed that it was handling allegations of corruption in the alleged corruption in the placement of advertising funds by PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten Tbk (BJB). This impromptu practice was detected during the leadership of the anti-corruption commission for the 2019-2024 period.

KPK Director of Investigation Asep Guntur Rahayu said the announcement regarding the case was made at the right time. However, he ensured that the exposure in front of the KPK leadership to increase the status of the case to investigation had been carried out.

"We'll wait for the release, yes, the date will be mentioned later," said KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters quoted on Wednesday, February 26.