Askrindo Subsidiary Corruption, AGO Targets Other Suspects

Director of Investigations at the Attorney General's Office for Jampidsus Supardi/Antara

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office continues to develop a case of alleged corruption in financial management at PT Askrindo Mitra Utama (AMU), a subsidiary of PT Askrindo for the 2016-2020 period. In fact, there are opportunities for new suspects.

Previously, investigators had named three suspects in the case of illegally distributing commissions at PT AMU.

"Later on the progress of the investigation, whether there are other suspects or not," said the Director of Investigations at the Attorney General's Office, Supardi, when confirmed in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, November 9.

Last Monday, November 8, investigators named the Commissioner of PT AMU who is also the former Director of Retail Operations of PT Askrindo Anton Fajar Siregar as a new suspect.

The determination of Anton Fajar Siregar has increased the number of corruption suspects in PT AMU to three.

The other two suspects are Firman Berahima as the former Director of Compliance and Human Resources (HR) of PT Askrindo, then Wahyu Wisambada as the former Marketing Director of PT AMU on Wednesday, 27 October.

The position of this case is that in the period between 2016 and 2020, there was an unauthorized disbursement of agent commission from PT Askrindo to PT AMU.

The method is done by diverting direct production (direct) of PT Askrindo to be as if production was indirect through PT AMU (indirect) which then part of it was issued back to individuals at PT Askrindo in cash as if it were an operational expense without being supported by evidence of accountability. or equipped with fictitious evidence of liability, resulting in state financial losses. In this case, the Attorney General's Office investigators have confiscated a sum of commission share money amounting to Rp 611.428 million, US$762,900 and Singapore$32.00.

According to Supardi, the three suspects received corruption money in the form of a 'share of commission' worth Rp611,428 million confiscated by investigators.

"All three have received (the commission, ed), the amount is included in the confiscated money. But it's not finished yet, it's still being calculated," said Supardi.

The state losses incurred in this case are still being calculated by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).

Attorney General's Office investigators apply Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning 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) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Subsidiary Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning 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) 1 of the Criminal Code.