BPR Komut Becomes Suspect of Alleged Corruption of NTT BPD Worth Rp5 Billion

Head of the Kupang City Prosecutor's Office, Sherly Manutede (right) during a press conference in Kupang, Friday (30/1). ANTARA/Kornelis Kaha

JAKARTA - The President Commissioner of the People's Credit Bank (Komut BPR) Christa Jaya Christopher Riyanto was named a new suspect in the alleged corruption case of fictitious credit at the East Nusa Tenggara Regional Development Bank (BPD) worth Rp5 billion.

Head of the Kupang City Prosecutor's Office, Sherly Manutede, said that the determination of Komut BPR as a suspect was made after a series of investigations and trial facts strengthened his involvement.

"We have determined the person concerned as a suspect. This determination has no pressure from anyone, it is purely the result of our investigation so far," he said at a press conference in the Kupang City Prosecutor's Office, Friday, quoted by Antara.

He said, Christhoper Riyanto was considered worthy of being a suspect in this case, because he had direct involvement in the case.

This is because the credit in Bank NTT, worth Rp. 3.5 billion, flows into the account of Bank BPR Christa Jaya. The funds were deposited into a deposit account at BPR Christa Jaya Perdana.

"The funds were then transferred to another party's account, which is Christopher Riyanto's personal account," he added.

The funds were then transferred to the personal account of another party, but investigators found that the flow of money eventually went into Christopher Riyanto's personal account.

"The facts of the trial show that the funds were transferred directly to the suspect's personal account. We will trace the flow of money to use for anything," said Kajari.

When questioned during the trial, the suspect had an excuse that he did not know where the money came into his personal account.

However, according to Sherly, every financial transaction must have bank statements, so it is impossible if the suspect does not know where the money came from.

To prevent the person concerned from fleeing abroad, the Kupang City Prosecutor's Office investigators have coordinated with Immigration to prevent the suspect from leaving the country.

Regarding when he will be detained, Sherly said he was still collecting enough evidence to detain the person concerned.