Alleged Corruption Of PT Sritex Credit: AGO Searches Two Financing Clusters

Kapuspenkum AGO, Anang Supriatna (Rizky AP/VOI)

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said there were two clusters in a series of cases of alleged corruption in the provision of credit to PT Sritex and its subsidiary.

Director of Investigation at the Attorney General's Office of Jampidsus, Nurcahyo Jukung Madyo, said that the first cluster was crediting PT Sritex by three regional development banks (BPD).

"The investigation into the alleged corruption crime at PT Sritex is divided into two clusters. The first is of course, this is related to three BPD banks, Central Java Regional Development Bank, BJB and Bank DKI," Nurcahyo told reporters quoted on Tuesday, July 22.

In the first cluster, eight people have been named as suspects. Chances are, there will be other additions as the investigation process develops.

Those named as suspects are BFW (Babay Farid Wazadi) as Director of MSME Credit concurrently Finance Director of PT Bank DKI Jakarta 2019-2022 and PS (Pramono Sigit), Director of Operational Technology of PT Bank DKI 2015-2021;

Then, SP (Supriyatno), President Director of PT BPD Central Java 2014-2023; YR (Yuddy Renald) President Director of PT BPD West Java and Banten 2019 to March 2025; and BR as Senior Executive Vice President Business BPD West Java and Banten 2019 2023

Ada pula, J (Pujiono) yang merupakan Direktur Bisnis Korporasi dan Komersial PT BPD Jawa Tengah 2017-2020; dan SD selaku Kepala Divisi Bisnis, Korporasi, dan Komersial PT BPD Jawa Tengah 2018 2020

Meanwhile, for one other suspect, namely AMS (Allan Moran Severino) as Finance Director of PT Sritex 2006-2023.

For the second cluster, continued Nurcahyo, it consists of syndicated banks, namely BNI, BRI and LPEI (Indonesian Export Financing Agency). In this cluster, no suspect has been named. Investigators are even investigating various things related to the alleged corruption.

"One more cluster that we are still investigating is the provision of credit at two banks, namely BNI, BRI and LPEI," said Nurcahyo.

Meanwhile, state losses due to alleged corruption in providing credit facilities by three regional banks to PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (Sritex) and its subsidiaries reached more than IDR 1 trillion.

"It has resulted in state losses of approximately Rp. 1,088,650,808,028," said Nurcahyo.

In this case, the Attorney General's Office has named 11 suspects, including a number of bank officials and executives of PT Sritex. The suspects came from the management of PT Sritex as well as the leadership and business division ranks in the three regional banks involved.