The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Calls Allegations Of Corruption At Bank BJB Regarding The Procurement Of Media Ads

KPK building in Jakarta. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered allegations of corruption at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat and Banten, Tbk (BJBR) related to the procurement of goods and services. It is suspected that there was a misappropriation of advertising in print and electronic media.

"(The suspicion is related, red) the procurement of goods and services in the form of BJB advertisements in print and electronic media," said KPK Director of Investigation Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, March 11.

This procurement, called Asep, occurred in the period 2021-2023. However, he has not detailed in more detail.

The KPK has previously issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) to investigate allegations of corruption within Bank BJB. Five people have been named as 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, March 5 evening.

The amount of state losses incurred by the five suspects reached hundreds of billions of rupiah. However, the exact figure cannot be conveyed.

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.

In investigating this alleged corruption, investigators from the anti-corruption commission have also searched a number of places. Among them was the house of the former Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil on Monday, March 10 yesterday.

The results of the search are not yet known. This is because investigators are still visiting other locations to find evidence to corroborate the actions of the suspects.