IDR 56 Billion Lost Money From Customers In Bali, This Bank Owned By A Conglomerate Chairul Tanjung Loves An Explanation To The Exchange

Chairul Tanjung conglomerate. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Bank Mega Tbk gave an explanation to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) regarding reports of a number of lost customer funds. The bank owned by the conglomerate Chairul Tanjung stated that it would not tolerate this crime, whoever the perpetrator was.

It was reported that a number of customers in Bali were reported to have lost their money which was deposited in Bank Mega. Currently, there are 14 Bank Mega customers who claim to have lost funds totaling Rp56 billion.

These customers are currently clients of two attorneys, Munnie Yasmin with nine customers and Suryatin Lijaya with five customers. This case began to be revealed in the news in the mass media since last February and the number is now growing.

In an information disclosure on the IDX website, Wednesday, March 31, which was signed by the President Director of Bank Mega Kostaman Thayib and Corporate Secretary Chistiana M. Damanik, the management of Bank Mega stated that they had received the complaint.

Currently, Bank Mega is still investigating and verifying the related parties by carefully tracing the transactions of these customers.

"The company will not tolerate any activity that violates company values and legal provisions. Anyone who is suspected of committing a criminal act or those who take advantage of the proceeds of crime will be processed according to the applicable laws," explained the management of Bank Mega.

The company's follow-up to overcome the impact / risk experienced as a result of this case is to take steps to report this problem to the authorities to objectively disclose the incident.

"Currently, the examination process is still ongoing," added the management of the bank owned by the 9th richest person in Indonesia.

Bank Mega will also carry out mitigation to deal with the impact / risk by still prioritizing the principles of adhering to the principles in each of its activities and being open to accepting complaints from customers who are suspected of having suffered losses. In addition, Bank Mega has also strengthened the whistleblowing system with acceptable evidence and documents that can be verified by the bank.

"In this case, bank operations, especially Bank Mega Bali, will continue as usual," explained the management of Bank Mega.