Four Suspects in the Bankaltimtara Fictitious Credit Case are Released to the Bulungan District Attorney's Office

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ANJUNG SELOR - The investigation into the alleged corruption case of granting problematic loans at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim) and North Kalimantan (Kaltara) or Bankaltimtara, has entered the prosecution stage.

Director of Special Criminal Investigation (Dirkrimsus) of the Kaltara Police, Kombes Pol Dadan Wahyudi said, Investigators have handed over four suspects with initials DSM, SA, DA, and RA along with evidence to the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Bulungan District Prosecutor's Office, Friday (13/3/2026).

"This phase II transfer was carried out after the case file was declared complete or P-21 by the prosecutor. And the next legal position is in the hands of the prosecutor's office to be prepared for trial," said Kombes Dadan, Saturday (14/3/2026).

"There are still two other suspects, namely BS and AD, who have not been transferred because they are still undergoing detention at Cipinang Prison in connection with other legal cases," he continued.

Dadan revealed that the results of the police investigation found irregularities in the provision of credit facilities at Bankaltimtara which used the Work Order (SPK) document as collateral.

"The work documents submitted for a number of these loans are suspected of not having real projects or being fictitious. The results of the deepening are known to be partially inconsistent with the actual conditions," he said.

He explained that investigators noted that there were 47 credit facilities that were suspected of using fictitious SPK as collateral. The details consist of 25 credits in the working area of the Kaltara Regional Office, 17 credits in the Nunukan branch, and five credits in the Tanjung Selor branch.

"This case has been handled since August 2025, in the investigation process, 100 witnesses have been examined, consisting of internal bank employees, debtors, to parties related to the project that serves as a credit guarantee," he explained.

Dadan emphasized that the results of the audit by the BPKP Financial and Development Supervisory Agency), the problematic practice of granting loans had caused a state loss of approximately IDR 208 billion. In addition, investigators also conducted a search for the assets of the suspects. A number of items suspected of being related to the case have been secured during the investigation process.

"Efforts to recover assets continue by tracing assets suspected of being related to this case to support the return of state losses," he said.

Dadan added, investigators have seized a number of items with a provisional value of around Rp30 billion. The evidence includes cash of Rp3.8 billion and one gun of the Walther PPKS type with a 22 LR caliber complete with two magazines.

"In handling this case, the Kaltara Police also coordinate with a number of related institutions, including the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to ensure that the legal process is transparent and comprehensive," he concluded.