KPK Confiscates 136 Land Assets Worth IDR 60 Billion, Cars To Motorcycles Allegedly Proceeds From Corruption Of Fictitious BPR Jepara Credit

Acting Deputy For Enforcement And Execution Of The KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated assets related to the alleged corruption case in the disbursement of business loans of PT BPR Bank Jepara Artha (Perseroda) in 2022-2024. Among them are hundreds of plots of land worth tens of billions of rupiah.

This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu when announcing five suspects, one of which was the President Director of PT Bank Percreditan Rakyat Bank Jepara Artha, Jhendik Handoko.

"KPK has succeeded in confiscating the following goods, assets and money, namely assets used as collateral for 40 fictitious debtors as many as 136 plots of land/building equivalent to around Rp. 60 billion," Asep said at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, September 18 evening.

Then also confiscated Jhendik's assets in the form of money worth Rp1.3 billion; four SUVs in the form of Toyota Fortuner and Honda CRV; and two plots of land.

Apart from Jhendik, Asep also said that investigators confiscated Mohammad Ibrahim Al'Asyari's assets as Director of PT Bumi Beneficiary Gemilang in the form of money amounting to Rp 11.5 billion; 1 plot of home land; and 1 unit of Toyota Fortuner.

Finally, the confiscation was also carried out on assets belonging to Ahmad Nasir as Head of the Business, Literacy and Financial Inclusion Division of BPR Jepara Artha.

"In the form of a plot of house land and a unit of motorcycle," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK officially announced and detained the alleged corruption suspect in the disbursement of business credit of PT BPR Bank Jepara Artha (Perseroda) in 2022-2024. They are Jhendik Handoko who is the President Director of BPR Bank Jepara Artha; Iwan Nursetyo as Director of Business and Operations of BPR Jepara Artha; Ahmad Nasir who is the Head of the Business, Literacy and Financial Inclusion Division of BPR Jepara Artha; Ariyanto Sulistiyo as Head of the BPR Credit Section Jepara Artha; and Mohammad Ibrahim Al Asyari as Director of PT Bumi Manfaat Gemilang.

Meanwhile, currently, five suspects have been detained for 20 days at the KPK branch detention center. They are suspected of causing state financial losses of Rp254 billion.

The suspects are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.